We will tell our friend… After the first consignment of oil arrived, Russia said – Moscow will not leave Cuba alone

Russia Supports Cuba Oil Crisis: The first ray of relief for Cuba, which is immersed in three months of long wait and deep darkness, has come from Russia. Russian-flagged oil tanker ‘Anatoly Kolodkin’ Matanzas, Cuba’s largest fuel storage port, has been reached. This shipment comes at a time when Cuba stands on the verge of complete collapse of its economy and infrastructure.

Can’t leave a close friend alone

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova clarified at a weekly briefing that Russia would continue to provide aid to Cuba. He said that Cuba is our closest friend and partner in the Caribbean and we have no right to abandon it. Along with this, Russia has also demanded America to immediately remove the energy blockade imposed on an independent sovereign nation.

Oil supply from Venezuela stopped

This severe energy crisis in Cuba started in January this year when the US military removed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from the post. Maduro was a key ally of Cuba and a large part of the country’s oil needs came from Venezuela. After his departure, there was a severe fuel shortage in Cuba, due to which there were daily blackouts in this country with a population of 10 million and hospitals, transportation and agricultural production were on the verge of coming to a standstill.

Trump’s sharp attack

Interestingly, this Russian tanker has been allowed to pass by the administration of US President Donald Trump. Trump said Sunday he had no problem with Russia sending oil to the island and called it purely “humanitarian reasons.” Permission is given from.

However, with this permission, Trump also made a strong attack on Cuba’s leadership. He said that Cuba is finished. The governance there is very bad and corrupt. Whether they get an oil ship or not is not going to make any difference. Experts believe that this fuel will definitely provide some relief to the Cuban government amid increasing pressure from the Trump administration.

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How big is this relief?

The Russian ship brought with it 730,000 barrels of crude oil. Statistically, Cuba produces only 40 percent of its fuel needs and is dependent on imports for the rest. Experts estimate that about 180,000 barrels of diesel can be produced from this shipment, enough to meet Cuba’s daily demand for only 9 to 10 days. In such a situation, the question arises whether this help from Russia will be able to get Cuba out of this permanent crisis or will it prove to be only a short-term balm.