US clears Russian shadow fleet tanker to deliver crude to Cuba
- After months of a US‑enforced oil blockade, Washington allowed a sanctioned Russian‑flagged tanker to discharge crude at Matanzas
- The US had previously forced two tankers bound for Cuba to divert
- Russia’s transport ministry said Anatoly Kolodkin was carrying 730,000 barrels of crude
Cuba has received its first crude shipment in three months via a Russian shadow fleet tanker despite the US-imposed blockade. The delivery offers rare relief as the island grapples with severe fuel shortages, blackouts and a deepening energy crisis
