U.S. says Cuba is prohibited from taking Russian oil as two tankers head to island

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/20/cuba-crisis-fuel-tankers-russia-oil-gas-energy-us-trump.html

The U.S. Treasury Department has made clear that Cuba is not allowed to take delivery of Russian crude.

The warning comes at a time when two tankers carrying Russian oil and gas are thought to be on their way to Havana.

The fuel-starved Caribbean island is facing its biggest test since the collapse of the Soviet Union under a U.S. oil blockade.

The U.S. Treasury Department has said Cuba won’t be allowed to take delivery of Russian crude, even as the fuel-starved island appears poised to receive two tankers carrying oil and gas.

In a general license published Thursday, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added Cuba to a list of countries that would be blocked from transactions involving the sale, delivery or offloading of crude or petroleum products that originate from Russia.

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Cuba’s Vice Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio told reporters at a press conference on Friday in Havana that “the political system of Cuba is not up for negotiation, and of course neither the president nor the position of any official in Cuba ​is subject to negotiation with the United States,” Reuters reported.

[malaise]

1. Huh?

That is all

[leftstreet]

2. Block oil in Hormuz bad. Block oil in Cuba good

Will Russia send escorts with those tankers?

[orangecrush]

5. ...

[Renew Deal]

3. Why does the US have a say?

Let’s see if they’re willing to take the ships. Though that would be a bold, stupid, and inhumane move.

[malaise]

4. Meanwhile

The definition of shameless imperialist bullies
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221112525

Fuck this shit

[wnylib]

6. Might become an excuse for Trump to invade Cuba

because they didn't obey his orders.

[sop]

7. 'Cuba refuses to let US Embassy in Havana import diesel for its generators'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Cuban government has refused a request by the U.S. Embassy in Havana to allow it to import diesel for its generators while the Trump administration continues to impose a fuel blockade on the island, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said Friday.

https://apnews.com/article/cuba-fuel-embassy-trump-blockade-dd5a11ac933daf258d3f689e7cbb822d

[underpants]

8. Let's see Trump stand up to Putin.

Yeah right.