Russian oil tanker docks at Cuban port after Trump greenlights entry

Published March 31, 2026 10:37am ET



A Russian oil tanker docked at a Cuban port on Tuesday after President Donald Trump approved its entry into the island, a move that comes as Cuba grapples with a worsening energy crisis and prolonged nationwide blackouts. 

The Russian vessel Anatoly Kolodkin docked at the Cuban port of Matanzas with 730,000 barrels of oil after the United States authorized the tanker’s arrival, easing restrictions that had previously complicated fuel deliveries to Cuba. 

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