Overview
- Russian officials said Monday the tanker Anatoly Kolodkin reached Matanzas with about 100,000 tons of crude, though ship tracking earlier showed it just off Cuba.
- President Trump said he had no problem with the delivery, and the White House said future shipments would be reviewed case by case for humanitarian reasons.
- Experts estimate the cargo will yield roughly 180,000 to 250,000 barrels of diesel after weeks of refining and distribution, which covers about 9 to 12 days of demand.
- Cuba’s shortages followed a U.S. push in January that halted Venezuelan oil and deterred other suppliers, leading to nationwide blackouts, strained hospitals, and curtailed transport.
- The Kremlin said it will keep working on fuel supplies to Cuba, a pledge that tests U.S. sanctions enforcement and avoids a direct clash with Russia near U.S. waters.