LIMA, Peru – The Russian Embassy in Cuba denied this Sunday an alleged shipment of 200,000 barrels of oil to the Island, news that circulated on social networks and pointed to the arrival of a tanker in support of Castroism as a lifeline to the current fuel crisis.
“The Russian Embassy in Cuba communicates that the information circulating on social networks about the alleged statement from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is false,” the diplomatic headquarters highlighted on its official channels.
Through a post onalso clarified that the information that appears on various platforms about an alleged statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry “is false.”
“The Russian Foreign Ministry has not published any statement of this type. We always recommend using official sources. Do not be fooled!” the text warns.
Last Friday the Bloomberg agency reported on a ship with Russian fuel that was heading to Cuba, which could test the energy sanctions imposed by Washington on the Havana regime.
According to the report, the ship seahorse It would transport around 200,000 barrels of diesel—key for transportation, electricity generation and other essential activities—and would arrive in Cuban territory at the beginning of March.
Data from the maritime intelligence firm Kpler Ltd. indicated that the fuel would have been transferred to the ship through a ship-to-ship operation off the coast of Cyprus and that it would be of Russian origin.
The shipment occurs amid the tightening of oil restrictions against the Castro dictatorship under President Donald Trump’s Administrationwhich increases pressure on the Caribbean country’s already limited energy supplies. So far, there is no official confirmation from the Kremlin about the alleged shipment.
