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Energy & Climate March 30, 2026 283 stories in this edition

Russian oil tanker arrives in Cuba as Moscow vows to stand by Havana

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Russian oil tanker arrives in Cuba as Moscow vows to stand by Havana

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Russia said on Monday that an oil tanker carrying ‌100,000 tonnes of crude oil had arrived in Cuba and that Moscow would stand by its friends by working on further supplies despite a US blockade of the Communist-run island. The US cut off Venezuela’s oil exports to Cuba after toppling Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3, and US President Donald Trump threatened to slap punishing ⁠tariffs on any other cou...

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Russia said on Monday that an oil tanker carrying ‌100,000 tonnes of crude oil had arrived in Cuba and that Moscow would stand by its friends by working on further supplies despite a US blockade of the Communist-run isla...

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