Is Russia defying Trump’s energy embargo? – Tankers attract attention

Two Russian energy tankers are currently on their way to Cuba. Russian and Hong Kong tanker attract attention around the world, as Russia now appears to be defying the US president Donald Trump’s The energy embargo imposed on Cuba.

Maritime intelligence companies report on tankers to several international media, such as Bloombergille and Financial Timesille.

The Russian oil tanker Anatoly Kolodkin is currently on its way to Cuba with a cargo of 700,000 barrels of Russian crude oil. In addition, the Hong Kong-flagged Sea Horse ship is again on its way to Cuba after turning away from Cuba earlier.

Information varies as to what the Sea Horse has in its cargo. According to FT, the cargo is 27,000 tons of Russian gas, according to the Kpler analysis company, almost 200,000 tons of diesel, the British newspaper Guardian says.

by TankerTrackers.com Samir Madani tells the FT that the Sea Horse is expected to arrive in Cuba on Monday and Anatoly Kolodkin on April 4.

Cuba is an ally of Russia. Russia has been in a very embarrassing situation several times, when the United States has attacked its partner countries, and Russia has been unable to do anything about it. In the case of Cuba, Russia’s reaction is now different compared to before.

The United States is now putting a lot of pressure on Cuba. Since the beginning of the year, it has prevented Cuba’s main oil importer, Venezuela, from transporting oil to Cuba. Mexico stopped oil supplies to Cuba at the beginning of February, fearing Trump’s tariffs. As a result of the energy embargo, Cuba’s electricity grid was down for 29 hours at the beginning of the week.