- Title: FILE: US issues 30-day sanctions waiver for purchase of Russian oil at sea
- Date: 13th January 2025
- Summary: KOZMINO, RUSSIA (FILE - DECEMBER 4, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF OIL TANKERS NEAR PORT NAKHODKA, RUSSIA (FILE - DECEMBER 4, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF DOCKED VESSEL VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA (FILE - DECEMBER 3, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF DOCKED OIL TANKER ISTANBUL, TURKEY (FILE - DECEMBER 6, 2022) (REUTERS) (MUTE) DRONE FOOTAGE OF OIL TANKERS ANCHORING OFF COAST ISTANBUL (MUTE) D
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- Keywords: Russia USA Ukraine crisis oil sanctions tankers
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- Country: Russia
- Topics: Europe,Government/Politics,International Trade
- Reuters ID: LVA001272413012025RP1
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- Story Text: The U.S. is allowing a Russian tanker full of crude oil to reach Cuba, the New York Times reported on Sunday (March 29), possibly granting a lifeline to the Caribbean island amid a de facto oil blockade imposed by Washington.
Ship tracking data showed the Russian-flagged tanker Anatoly Kolodkin on Sunday was just off the eastern tip of Cuba.
The Times report, citing a U.S. official briefed on the matter, said it was unclear why the U.S. Coast Guard was allowing the shipment to go through. A move by Washington to block the tanker by force, however, could have raised tensions at sea with Russia.
The Coast Guard referred queries on the matter to the White House, which did not immediately reply to a Reuters request for comment.
U.S. President Donald Trump has effectively blocked all oil shipments to Cuba in an attempt to pressure the government in Havana. Separately, the U.S. temporarily eased sanctions on Russia to help improve the flow of oil that has been restricted by the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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