President Russia Vladimir Putin called the oil embargo imposed “unacceptable” USA regarding cubesduring a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez in the Kremlin.
According to the Russian news agency TASS, Putin said: “This is a special period, with new sanctions. You know how we feel about this. We find this unacceptable”.
Oil supplies as “humanitarian aid”
Earlier, one of the senior Russian diplomats said that Moscow intends to send oil to Havana as humanitarian aidgiven the difficult situation on the island.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov also informed his Cuban counterpart that Moscow called on Washington not to impose a full naval blockade against Cuba and emphasized the need for dialogue.
Decline in oil supplies
Over the past two months, oil supplies to Cuba have decreased significantly. Under US pressure Venezuela in mid-December, it stopped exporting oil to the island, which had been its main supplier for decades.
In addition, the government Mexico announced the suspension of oil supplies to Cuba after US statements about the possible introduction of customs duties on countries that continue to supply the island.
International reaction
United Nations has repeatedly called for the lifting of the American embargo. Mexico and Venezuela have previously warned that cutting off oil supplies to Cuba could lead to serious humanitarian consequences.
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