White House says no change in Cuba policy after Russian tanker waiver - Reuters
White House says no change in Cuba policy after Russian tanker waiver Reuters
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"I told them, if a country wants to send some oil into Cuba right now, I have no problem whether it's Russia or not."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"It doesn't help him. He loses one boatload of oil, that's all it is."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"I'd prefer letting it in, whether it's Russia or anybody else because the people need heat and cooling and all of the other things."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"I built this great military… and Cuba is next."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"If a country wants to send some oil into Cuba right now, I have no problem with that, whether it’s Russia or not."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"The country had not received any oil imports for three months."
— Miguel Díaz-Canel , Politician
Key People
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
U.S. Secretary of State.
Cuban President and leader of the Communist Party.
Sergei Tsivilev is the Russian Energy Minister.
Vladimir Putin is the President of Russia.
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Donald Trump has stated that the US will not enforce a blockade of crude oil into Cuba as a loaded Russian oil tanker arrived on the Caribbean island.
President Donald Trump on Sunday night said he has 'no problem' with a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Cuba delivering relief to the island, which has been brought to its knees by a U.S. oil blockade.
US President Donald Trump reversed course on blocking oil shipments to Cuba, allowing a Russian tanker to reach the crisis-hit island nation.
The United States has allowed a Russian tanker carrying crude oil to sail to Cuba, easing Washington’s long-standing de facto oil blockade on Havana.
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