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30.03.26 - 07:24
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Trump appears to relax de facto oil blockade on Cuba as Russian oil tanker nears island (The Guardian)
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Donald Trump says he has 'no problem' with Russia sending some oil into Cuba, as tanker Anatoly Kolodkin heads for Cuba with 730,000 barrels of crudeDonald Trump has signalled a new flexibility in allowing oil into Cuba, hours before a Russian oil tanker under US sanctions was due to arrive in the Caribbean island amid a de facto oil blockade imposed by Washington.Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One the president said: “If a country wants to send some oil into Cuba, right now, I have no problem whether it's Russia or not.” Continue reading......
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30.03.26 - 05:42
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US To Let Russian Oil Tanker Deliver Fuel To Cuba: Report (ZeroHedge)
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US To Let Russian Oil Tanker Deliver Fuel To Cuba: Report
A week after Russian tankers loaded with fuel for Cuba were diverted due to a months-long US oil blockade, the US Coast Guard is permitting a Russian vessel carrying an estimated 730,000 barrels of crude oil to reach Cuba, the NY Times reports, citing an official briefed on the matter.
The tanker - Anatoly Kolodkin - owned by the Russian state-controlled shipping company Sovcomflot under U.S. sanctions since 2024 - left Primorsk, Russia on march 9, and is now expected to dock at the port of Matanzas as early as Monday night or Tuesday.
This development marks a notable pause in the administration's “maximum pressure” campaign, which has included threats to third-party nations, the escorting of at least one earlier tanker away from Cuba, and recent Treasury Department measures explicitly barring Cuba from any waivers on Russian-origin oil. Despite two U.S. Coast Guard cutters positioned in the region capable of interception, no or...
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29.03.26 - 11:12
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Tourismus in Russland: Dann eben nach Nordkorea (Tagesschau)
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Sanktionen und Einreisebeschränkungen haben das Reiseverhalten vieler Russen verändert. Neue Ziele sind hinzugekommen - auch Diktaturen wie Laos und Nordkorea. Doch viele Russen können sich Urlaub gar nicht mehr leisten. Von I. Ruck....
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