politics
April 11, 2026
Cuban president thanks Russia for sending oil tanker
Miguel Diaz-Canel called "this act very significant and symbolic, a sign that Cuba is not alone"
TL;DR
- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel thanked Russia for an oil tanker delivery.
- He described the delivery as significant and symbolic, indicating Cuba is not isolated.
- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated Russia would not abandon Cuba and that relations are of particular importance.
- A Russian tanker, the Anatoly Kolodkin, delivered 100,000 tons of crude oil to Cuba as humanitarian aid.
- Russia has expressed readiness to send a second fuel tanker to Cuba.
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