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U.S. Pressure on Cuba Continues Despite Arrival of Russian Oil Tanker

2026-03-31 News & Politics
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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt A Russian tanker carrying around 700,000 barrels of crude oil has arrived in the port of Matanzas, Cuba, breaking the U.S. blockade imposed by President Trump three months ago. Fuel shortages in Cuba have caused dayslong blackouts and have brought all sectors of the country to the brink of collapse. Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@BradleyShovelski 2026-03-31

Sanctions are nothing more than a political siege that only hurts the civilians as usual

52 3 replies
@makebelieve-k8l 2026-03-31

You give them McDonald's and Coca-Cola and then you think you own them. Then you put your 3 military bases on their soil and make it part of fortress America. Then you never ever leave.

48 5 replies
@Yogis4Peace 2026-03-31

"....they have very bad and corrupt leadership..." Well, and so do we. Question is, who is the greater evil?

35 5 replies
@mainchannelofarondomguy 2026-03-31

They put pressure on all the nations when they want to steal resources or land

22 1 replies
@damianwalker8926 2026-03-31

Iran ,Cuba, and Venezuela as one thing in common they kick US friendly leaders out of their countries. They didn't want to be ran by the US or any European countries.

19 5 replies
@christinenelson5017 2026-03-31

If we keep thinking nationally and don’t start thinking transnationally we are never going to understand the real reason this is happening.

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@photogasm5 2026-03-31

"Case by case basis" just means "you need to bribe us."

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@Angela-e6p3u 2026-03-31

Great move Russia!! The Cuban people deserve much better than the continued abuse from the Americans.

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@mariaeviljoen672 2026-03-31

I don't understand why the US thinks it can stop other countries from delivering humanitarian aid to Cuba??

8 1 replies
@dumaguetedreamer 2026-03-31

The corrupt leadership is in Washington D.C.

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