March 30 (UPI) -- A Russian oil tanker carrying humanitarian fuel has arrived at the Cuban port of Matanzas, according to Russia's Ministry of Transport, as this island nation faces a prolonged energy crisis.
The tanker, the Anatoli Kolodkin, is transporting about 100,000 tons of oil and is awaiting unloading, Russian authorities said Monday. The vessel sails under the Russian flag.
Russian state outlet RT reported the tanker was escorted by a Russian Navy warship through the English Channel before continuing alone into the Atlantic Ocean.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow considers it its duty to provide assistance to Cuba, where fuel shortages have disrupted essential services.
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