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Sanctioned Tankers Deliver Critical Oil to Blockaded Cuba

3/19/2026

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The sanctioned tanker Anatoly Kolodkin loaded 730,000 barrels in Russia and heads toward Cuba's Matanzas, with an expected arrival around March 23.
Sea Horse is en route to Cuba with nearly 200,000 barrels of diesel.
Cuba has not received oil since January after Mexico halted shipments, amid a US blockade and blackouts.
U.S. President Donald Trump has intensified pressure on Cuba, threatening to cut off oil supplies.

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The sanctioned tanker Anatoly Kolodkin loaded 730,000 barrels in Russia and heads toward Cuba's Matanzas, with an expected arrival around March 23.
Sea Horse is en route to Cuba with nearly 200,000 barrels of diesel.
Cuba has not received oil since January after Mexico halted shipments, amid a US blockade and blackouts.
U.S. President Donald Trump has intensified pressure on Cuba, threatening to cut off oil supplies.