A Russian tanker carrying oil is heading towards Cuba, intensifying a geopolitical standoff with the US. This move challenges America’s de facto oil blockade on the island, which is facing an energy crisis. The situation echoes the Cuban Missile Crisis, highlighting Cuba’s enduring strategic importance and testing US resolve in its hemisphere. A Russian tanker carrying oil is heading towards Cuba, intensifying a geopolitical standoff with the US. This move challenges America’s de facto oil blockade on the island, which is facing an energy crisis. The situation echoes the Cuban Missile Crisis, highlighting Cuba’s enduring strategic importance and testing US resolve in its hemisphere.
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Cold War 2.0 trigger? US bristles as Russian tanker nears oil-starved Cuba
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