Eyewitness Cuba: Solidarity, Not Blockades

About this episode

The episode discusses Cuba's upcoming oil imports amidst U.S. sanctions and political tensions.

Cuba is set to receive oil for the first time in 2026, following the March 31st arrival at Matanzas Bay of the Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin with over 730,000 barrels, or 100,000 tons, of crude oil. The tanker and its owner, the state-owned company Sovcomflot, have had sanctions on it since 2024. Late last year, the Trump administration announced severe tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba and, after the kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores, prevented Venezuelan ships from re...

People in this episode

Host: CovertAction Magazine

Topics covered

• Cuba
• oil sanctions
• U.S. politics
• Venezuela
• solidarity

Keywords

• Cuba
• oil
• sanctions
• Venezuela
• Nicolas Maduro
• Cilia Flores
• solidarity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sovcomflot

Places: Cuba, Matanzas Bay

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