Russia sends second oil shipment to Cuba amid US blockade

Russia will send a second oil tanker to Cuba as the Caribbean nation faces challenges from a U.S. blockade. Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev announced the loading of the shipment, following the arrival of a previous tanker with 700,000 barrels of crude. The U.S. has implemented a fuel blockade, but allowed the first delivery under humanitarian grounds. Protests against the embargo have erupted in Havana, with Cubans expressing frustration over the ongoing shortages and blackouts.

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