“Under the harshest blockade, our Cuban friends are in need of oil products and crude oil. This is essential for keeping the country’s life-support systems running, for generating electricity, and for providing medical and other services to the population. Naturally, Russia considers it its duty to provide the necessary assistance to our Cuban friends. We are glad that this shipment of oil products has already arrived on the i

“Confirming the repeated statements made in Moscow about Russia’s readiness to provide Cuba with comprehensive support, including material assistance, amid the unprecedented pressure and threats directed against Havana by the US, the Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin has arrived on the island with humanitarian aid, delivering 100,000 tonnes of oil to our fr