Russia to send second oil tanker to Cuba, minister says
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Russia is sending a second oil tanker to Cuba to address an energy crisis caused by U.S. fuel restrictions.
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Russia is dispatching a second oil tanker to Cuba as the island faces an acute energy crisis, according to Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev. The shipment follows an initial delivery this week and comes as Cuba grapples with widespread blackouts and fuel shortages after the United States restricted key energy supplies to the communist-led island. Moscow's intervention underscores deepening U.S.-Russia competition over influence in the Western Hemisphere and reflects Cuba's growing reliance on Russian assistance amid the American embargo. The deliveries are intended to help alleviate Cuba's power grid failures, which have triggered public discontent and disrupted daily life across the nation.
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