Russian Tanker to Dock in Cuba with Crude Oil

0:00On March 29th, a Russian tanker named Anatoliy Kolodkin, hit with United States sanctions, is set to dock in Cuba on Monday with 730, thousand barrels of crude oil. Shipping trackers show a passing north of Haiti on Sunday bound for the port of Matanzas. Cuba has been without oil shipment since January, after losing Venezuela as its key supplier, due to American actions there. The islands facing a brutal energy crunch, with blackouts hitting seven times this year alone, including twice this month. Experts like Jorge Pignon from the University of Texas are shocked the U.S. has in move to block the ship yet, but now that it's closing in, chances of. Interference looks slim once it hits Cuban waters. This crude could turn into about 250,000 barrels of diesel, enough to meet Cuba's knees for 12 or 13 days. Leader space tough calls. Power-up generators to cut blackouts or fuel buses, tractors and trains to keep the economy rolling. Meanwhile, another Russian diesel ship

1:01rerouted to Venezuela this week, but this delivery might ease the pain short term as Cuba rations gas and slashes transport amidst soaring prices. This has been U.S. News Today, powered by AI.