Russia vows to keep sending vital oil supplies to energy crisis-hit Cuba

NewsWorldAmericasRussia vows to keep sending vital oil supplies to energy crisis-hit CubaPresident Trump had previously threatened punitive tariffs on countries supplying crude to Cuba Vladimir Soldatkin Wednesday 15 April 2026 10:38 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2958014","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cuba-oil-russia-trump-sergei-lavrov-b2958014.html","title":"Russia vows to keep sending oil to crisis-hit nation"}}CloseCuba fuel blockade: Country in energy crisis after oil supplies cut offThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Russia has pledged to continue its vital oil supplies to Cuba...