00:02U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would have no problem with a Russian oil tanker
00:07off the coast of Cuba delivering relief to the island, which has been heavily affected by a U.S.
00:13oil blockade. He appeared to confirm reports that a sanctioned Russian oil tanker was just
00:21off the eastern tip of the island and expected to arrive there by Tuesday.
00:25Well, we have a tanker out there. We don't mind having somebody get a boatload because they need,
00:30they have to survive. It wouldn't bother me.
00:32That report is true as far as you know.
00:34Well, I would say, I told them, if a country wants to send some oil into Cuba right now,
00:40I have no problem with it.
00:41Do you worry that Russia's oil?
00:42Whether it's Russia or no.
00:44Experts say the anticipated shipment could produce about 180,000 barrels of diesel,
00:50enough to feed Cuba's daily demand for nine or ten days.
00:54The U.S. blockade has had a devastating effect on the island's civilians, who suffer from long
01:00blackouts and a lack of resources that has pushed the nation to the brink of collapse.
01:05A growing number of countries and aid organizations, as well as a civilian flotilla,
01:11have stepped up efforts to bring aid to the island as the UN warns of a deepening humanitarian crisis.
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