Russian tanker reaches Cuba amid critical energy shortage
Russian tanker delivers enough fuel to meet Cuba’s energy needs for up to 10 days, following a three-month blockade.
![The vessel arrived at Cuba's largest supertanker and fuel storage port at daybreak [File: Norlys Perez/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-31T130326Z_575094210_RC2NFKA7LTWM_RTRMADP_3_CUBA-CRISIS-RUSSIA-OIL-1774966785.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![A man walks on a street as Cuba's national electric grid collapsed for the second time in a week amid the US-imposed oil blockade, according to officials, as the communist government struggles to keep the lights on for about 10 million people with decrepit infrastructure, in Havana, Cuba on March 21, 2026. [Norlys Perez/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-1774896935.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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