Venezuela itself decided to halt oil supplies to Cuba — Rubio

russian news agencyRUSearchSectionsCloseEconomySportsCulture CloseRussian Politics & DiplomacyRussian Politics & DiplomacyInto section →FOREIGN POLICYDOMESTIC POLICYWorldWorldInto section →Business & EconomyBusiness & EconomyInto section →Oil & gas industryInternet & TelecomTrade & CooperationTransportMilitary & DefenseMilitary & DefenseInto section →Science & SpaceScience & SpaceInto section →Emergencies Emergencies Into section →Society & CultureSociety & CultureInto section →Press ReviewPress ReviewInto section →SportsSportsInto section →Special projectsTASSAgencyTASS todayHistoryManagementContactsProjects & ServicesTASS-PHOTONEWS TERMINALPersonal data processing policy TASSPress ReleasesPrivacy Policy​ tass.comTerms of useANTI-CorruptionSubscribeSocial MediaTelegramSubscriptionsRSSAdvertisingContacts{{dayPoint.date | date : 'd MMMM yyyy'}}{{newsPoint.date * 1000 | date : 'HH:mm'}} {{newsPoint.mark}}{{newsPoint.title}}{{newsPoint.title+ ' '}}{{newsPoint.subtitle}}All newsVenezuela itself decided to halt oil supplies to Cuba — Rubio Under new agreements between the United States and Venezuela, revenues from the sale of Venezuelan oil are accumulated in accounts controlled by WashingtonWASHINGTON, May 6. /TASS/. The Venezuelan authorities independently decided to stop supplying oil to Cuba, US Secretary of State and Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Marco Rubio said at a White House briefing. "There's no oil blockade on Cuba, per se," he said. "The only blockade that's happened is the Venezuelans have decided 'we're not giving you free oil anymore'," he added Under new agreements between the United States and Venezuela, revenues from the sale of Venezuelan oil are accumulated in accounts controlled by Washington. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has also stated that the United States intends to handle the sale of all oil produced in Venezuela.