The Trump administration plans to allow a Russian oil tanker, the Anatoly Kolodkin, carrying about 730,000 barrels of crude to dock in Cuba in the coming days, easing a severe energy crisis triggered by US restrictions on fuel deliveries. The vessel was nearing Matanzas port as of Sunday. Cuba has faced widespread blackouts after supply cuts under a near-total US blockade, with domestic output covering only about 40% of demand. The shipment could power thermoelectric plants for roughly a week. T

The Trump administration plans to allow a Russian oil tanker, the Anatoly Kolodkin, carrying about 730,000 barrels of crude to dock in Cuba in the coming days, easing a severe energy crisis triggered by US restrictions on fuel deliveries. The vessel was nearing Matanzas port as of Sunday. Cuba has faced widespread blackouts after supply cuts under a near-total US blockade, with domestic output covering only about 40% of demand. The shipment could power thermoelectric plants for roughly a week. The US is allowing limited fuel flows to private businesses but not the government, while Cuba has recently permitted fuel deliveries to the US Embassy.