US lets Russian oil tanker approach Cuba despite blockade
The Americas,Energy,Oil,Cuba,United States,Russia,Caribbean
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The United States has allowed a Russian tanker loaded with crude oil to sail for Cuba despite a de facto American oil blockade on the energy-starved Caribbean island, the New York Times reported Sunday.
The Anatoly Kolodkin — which is reportedly carrying 730,000 barrels of crude oil — was just off the eastern tip of Cuba and sailing at 12 knots on Sunday, ship tracking data showed.
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