00:02Some possible relief for Cuba as it deals with a deepening energy crisis following a U.S. oil
00:08blockade. The Trump administration is now signaling it will allow a Russian oil tanker
00:14to deliver fuel to the island. The vessel, owned by the Russian government and sanctioned by the
00:19U.S., the European Union, and the United Kingdom, is carrying more than 700,000 barrels of oil.
00:25Cuban state media says it's expected to arrive at the port of Montanzas Monday night.
00:31When asked about allowing the oil into Cuba, President Trump did not directly confirm the
00:37shipment, but made clear he doesn't plan to stop it. He also said he doesn't see how allowing the
00:42move would help Russian President Vladimir Putin. That doesn't help him. He loses one boatload of
00:48oil. That's all it is. It's fine. If he wants to do that and if other countries want to do
00:52it,
00:53it doesn't bother me much. It's not going to have an impact. Cuba's finished. They have a bad regime.
00:58They have very bad and corrupt leadership. And whether or not they get a boat of oil,
01:03it's not going to matter. The U.S. blockade has pushed Cuba into a severe energy crisis.
01:09Blackouts have spread across the island and shortages of fuel and basic resources have
01:14strained hospitals and disrupted transportation. Experts say this shipment could produce about 180,000
01:20barrels of diesel, enough to cover Cuba's daily demand for about 9 to 10 days.
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