Trump listens to Putin

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A Russian oil tanker arrived in Cuba yesterday carrying around 730,000 barrels of oil. The delivery breaks a monthslong US blockade that has led to daily blackouts. It is not clear as of this writing if the US will allow other ships to reach the island. 

Cuba to receive a sanctioned Russian oil tanker as it struggles under US... Cuba is preparing to receive a sanctioned Russian oil tanker as the island struggles under a U.S. oil blockade.

President Donald Trump instated the effective blockade in January, citing national security concerns and accusing Cuba of harboring terrorist organizations. The move came weeks after the US ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. It has led to speculation that Trump aims to control Cuba, with Trump suggesting he could “take” the island and that, after Iran, “Cuba is next.” In recent weeks, Cubans have relied increasingly on solar energy from China to supplement the failing electricity grid.

The oil can be refined into other products like diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel; refinement and distribution are expected to take roughly four weeks. Learn how blackouts have impacted Cuba here (w/audio).

[srobin21]

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On this point I am glad that Trump listened to Putin, rather than Marco Rubio. The embargo on Cuba is unjust,  it should have ended decades ago. Nearly everyone in the UN condemns it,  except for the U.S., Israel and a few Pacific islands.

SR

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