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A Russian tanker carrying 100,000 tons of oil has arrived in Cuba amid the ongoing US blockade of the island nation, Russian media reported on 30 March.

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On Monday, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow cannot remain indifferent to Cuba’s energy problems.

“We will continue working,” he said while commenting on the arrival of the Russian tanker.

“The desperate situation in which Cubans now find themselves cannot leave us indifferent. Therefore, we will continue working on this issue,” the Kremlin spokesman stressed.

  • All Ice In Chains@lemmy.ml
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    6 days ago

    I don’t even think it’s about statesian overextension, but rather their innate inability to stop a vessel owned by another nuclear armed nation. Conversely, Russia couldn’t stop euro-statesian military shipments to Ukraine.

    This is Russia demonstrating how this cuts both ways.