[News] U.S. Excludes Cuba from Temporary Easing of Sanctions on Russian Crude

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U.S. Excludes Cuba from Temporary Easing of Sanctions on Russian Crude
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Russian tankers transport crude oil to Cuba amid the energy crisis and US
sanctions. Photo EFE
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March 20, 2026
Currently, two Russian oil tankers are heading to the Caribbean country.

The U.S. Treasury Department excluded Cuba from the measure lifting
restrictions on Russian oil stranded at sea, as the island faces one of its
worst energy crises, exacerbated by Washington’s oil blockade. Currently,
two Russian tankers are heading to the Caribbean nation.

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The license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) explicitly
prohibits the sale, delivery, or unloading of crude oil or petroleum
products of Russian origin to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Crimea, and the
eastern Ukrainian territories under pro-Russian control.

This relaxation of restrictions for the remaining countries will be in
effect until April 11 and covers crude oil already loaded onto ships on or
before March 12, without covering subsequent shipments.

The measure does not legalize new Russian shipments, but rather allows for
the release of cargoes that were already at sea when the license was
approved, according to the official document.

The action seeks to stabilize markets amid the trade war launched by
Washington and Israel against Iran and the disruption of traffic through
the Strait of Hormuz.

*Text reads, “According to a U.S. media poll, nearly half (46%) of
Americans disapprove, to varying degrees, of the current U.S. government
policy of blocking oil shipments to Cuba from other countries, compared to
28% who approve. Unlike their government and the warmongers who run it,
Americans perceive the inhumane and criminal nature of a measure that
punishes an entire people, violating their right to self-determination,
development, and free trade with other countries, with the aim of
subverting the Cuban constitutional order and subjugating our government.”*

The British newspaper Financial Times, Moscow had sent the tanker ‘Sea
Horse’ to Cuba with some 27,000 tons of fuel, which is expected to arrive
at its destination in the coming days.

Another Russian tanker, the ‘Anatoly Kolodkin’, is scheduled to arrive in a
Cuban port in early April with some 725,000 barrels of crude oil.

The Kremlin promised this Friday that it would help Cuba overcome the
crisis, but refrained from confirming the shipment of the two hydrocarbon
tankers.

Author: HGV

Source: Agencias
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