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Russia will continue to supply oil to Cuba, RIA cites ambassador
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 5, 2026
1 min readLast updated: February 5, 2026
Quick Summary
Russia will keep supplying oil to Cuba despite US sanctions causing fuel shortages and blackouts. US-Cuba talks are ongoing amid tensions.
Russia will continue to supply oil to Cuba, RIA cites ambassador
Russia's Commitment to Oil Supply
MOSCOW, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Russia has repeatedly supplied oil to Cuba in recent years, and will continue to do so, Russia's ambassador to Cuba Viktor Coronelli said in an interview with state news agency RIA.
Impact of U.S. Sanctions
"We assume that this practice will continue," he said.
Cuba's Fuel Crisis
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said the United States had begun talks with "the highest people in Cuba," days after declaring Cuba "an unusual and extraordinary threat" to U.S. national security and threatening tariffs on the U.S.-bound exports of any nation that sends oil to the communist-run island.
The U.S. has moved to block all oil from reaching Cuba, including that from ally Venezuela, pushing up prices for food and transportation and prompting severe fuel shortages and hours of blackouts, even in the capital Havana.
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
Key Takeaways
- •Russia will continue supplying oil to Cuba.
- •US sanctions aim to block oil reaching Cuba.
- •Cuba faces severe fuel shortages and blackouts.
- •US-Cuba talks initiated amid tensions.
- •Russia's ambassador confirms ongoing oil supply.
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