Russia Sends Oil To Cuba In Defiance Of U.S. Blockade, As Trump Temporarily Lifts Russian Oil SanctionsA sanctioned Russian tanker carrying 730,000 barrels of crude oil is expected to unload in Cuba sometime early next week, in defiance of a U.S. energy embargo that has plunged the island into catastrophic concurrent energy and economic crises.The Caribbean nation recently suffered a 29-hour nationwide blackout and continues to experience ongoing power shortages. It hasn’t imported oil in three months, after the U.S. cut off Venezuela’s oil supply to Cuba and threatened economic repercussions for any country that sent oil there.In related news, President Donald Trump last week lifted some sanctions on Russian oil — which were imposed to punish Russia for unilaterally going to war in Ukraine — in an attempt to contain skyrocketing energy prices caused by his war with Iran.Trump has repeatedly broadcast his intent for a U.S. takeover of Cuba in some form, telling reporters earlier this week that he’ll “have the honor of taking Cuba” after Iran and Venezuela.“I think I could do anything I want with it,” he said of an island with a population of roughly 10 million people.See All UpdatesClose