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The Russian ship carrying oil has arrived in Cuba

U.S. President Donald Trump hinted on Sunday that he was lifting the blockade: "They must survive."
AME6394. LA HABANA (CUBA), 21/03/2026.- Personas caminan por una calle sin electricidad este sábado, en La Habana (Cuba). Cuba sufrió un nuevo apagón nacional por una desconexión total del Sistema Eléctrico Nacional (SEN) a las 18.38 hora local (22.38 GMT), el segundo en menos de una semana y el séptimo en año y medio. EFE/ Ernesto Mastrascusa
The blackout in Cuba. Photo: EFE

The ship AnatoluKolodkin, which carries oil from Russia, has arrived in Cuba, according to the Interfax news agency, carrying 100,000 tons of crude oil, and has arrived with the permission of US President Donald Trump.

In fact, the US had blocked oil supply in Cuba, and the island is experiencing a serious energy crisis, but in the last few hours Trump has said he doesn't mind the oil coming in, "They have to survive."

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Paris (FRA), 17/04/2026.- (L-R) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, France's President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz give a joint statement after an international summit to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France, 17 April 2026. (Francia, Reino Unido) EFE/EPA/MICHEL EULER / POOL MAXPPP OUT
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