Russian Oil Tanker Reaches Cuba Amid Speculation Over US-Cuba Negotiations

A Russian oil tanker unloaded 700,000 barrels of crude in Cuba this week, raising questions about a potential thaw in US-Cuban relations. Despite sanctions and a declared US oil blockade on the island, the tanker Anatoly Kolodkin was permitted to dock and deliver its cargo at the Matanzas oil terminal. Just days later, Cuba announced the release of over 2,000 prisoners, framing it as a humanitarian gesture, but observers see it as a possible signal of behind-the-scenes negotiations between Washi