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News & Current Events Mar 31, 2026 at 1:03 PM

Russian oil tanker docks in Cuba ending near-total blockade

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Russian oil tanker docks in Cuba ending near-total blockade
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Russian oil tanker docks in Cuba ending near-total blockade
A Russian oil tanker has docked in Cuba, providing temporary relief after months of shortages.
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-bassassin- Mar 31, 2026 +97
This is beyond satire. Dude is ready to cause endless suffering, but will make an exception if it benefits Putin.
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niceufo777 Mar 31, 2026
I don't see how this benefits Russia; literally, Cuba has nothing to offer, it's free aid.
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-bassassin- Mar 31, 2026 +19
And bigger picture, you don't see any benefits for Russia with the Iran war as an excuse to lift sanctions on their oil?
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lestofante Apr 1, 2026 +1
Cuba has nothing to offer? Have you ever heard of the missile crisys? Russia strength their international ties while US screw them, and you don't are the problem with that?
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MiserableTennis6546 Mar 31, 2026 +38
There shouldn't be a blockade to begin with.
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Splenda Mar 31, 2026 +16
No one I speak with is aware that the US Navy and Coast Guard are blockading Cuba at all.
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Historical-Fig-5449 Apr 1, 2026 +3
I mean I always thought this was weird, is there a valid reason the US can just block a completely sovereign nation from getting shipments? Like I get not wanting to sell to them, but how can you stop others from selling to them?
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The-cultured-swine39 Mar 31, 2026 +25
What happened to the “northern hemisphere is ours” tough guy shit?
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vkarabut Mar 31, 2026 +19
By "ours" he meant "russian".
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Trick_Definition2478 Mar 31, 2026 +23
The successful docking of a Russian tanker in Havana is a clear sign that the administration’s attempt to starve Cuba of energy has failed. For months, we’ve seen headlines about the U.S. Coast Guard pursuing tankers and "total blockades," but the second a Russian ship shows up, the blockade evaporates. This isn’t a foreign policy win; it’s a demonstration that our "tough" stance only applies to our neighbors and humanitarian aid, but folds the moment it faces actual Russian interest.
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Cielmerlion Mar 31, 2026 +12
It's amazing how badly the US has fucked this up. If they would have opened up trade to Mexico and Venezuela and not Russia it would have sent a clear message to the Cuban people and their government at least in what the US wants from them. Allowing the blockade to be broken by Russia just makes Cuba hate the US and love Russia more. It's ludicrously stupid.
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MadforPho Mar 31, 2026 +6
It is in the same sense as pissing off their allies with the tariff and pushing them toward China. Truly a masterclass in strategic thinking. /S
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Cielmerlion Mar 31, 2026 +3
It just reads like it was completely done on purpose. Like they can't possibly be that stupid and incompetent.
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MadforPho Mar 31, 2026 +4
Could be but look at the people in his cabinet. You have an alcoholic Fox News host as the Secretary of Defense and an anti-vax charlatan running the HHS. I lean towards stupid, incompetent and corruption.
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meatychops Mar 31, 2026 +2
sure it'll make Cuba love russia more, maybe nearly as much as trump loves putin
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Persimmon-Mission Mar 31, 2026 +21
S.S. Krasnov?
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DingleBerrieIcecream Mar 31, 2026 +9
TACO strikes again.
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Expando3 Mar 31, 2026 +2
What does TACO mean?
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carbon_ape Mar 31, 2026 +5
Tacoma. It’s a medium sized pickup made by Toyota in North America that’s notorious for reliability and has one of the highest resale values. Or maybe he means “Trump always chickens out” but probably Tacoma.
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hoppertn Mar 31, 2026 +3
Actually I think TACO means Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload. Or maybe he means “Trump Always Chickens Out” but probably Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload.
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it_diedinhermouth Mar 31, 2026
It wasn’t trump chickening out- it’s trump making allowance that benefits Putin
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OrangeOk8826 Mar 31, 2026 +2
🌮🌮🌮
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SweetBeefOfJesus Mar 31, 2026 +3
Imagine Russia using these oil tankers to smuggle missles into cuba. Surely, a crisis like that could never happen, right?
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Expando3 Mar 31, 2026 +1
Ohhh 😯
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bmanMA Mar 31, 2026 +1
Why not from Venezuela? Putin puppet at it again.
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seen2muchmuch Mar 31, 2026 +1
This is extremely alarming. I hate trump.
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sA1atji Mar 31, 2026 +1
TACO strikes again.
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xdeltax97 Mar 31, 2026 +1
Miami must be pissed
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OldRepresentative578 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Trump Always Chickens Out. But especially when it benefits Putin.
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