After Trump appears to loosen blockade, Russian oil tanker reaches Cuba
Corroborated by 13 sources from 13 publishers
TL;DR
Multiple sources report that trump says he has 'no problem' with Russian oil tanker bringing relief to Cuba despite blockade President Donald Trump says he has “no problem” with a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Cuba delivering relief to the island, which has been brought to its knees by a U.S.
Sources
1
Investing.com News
https://www.investing.com/news/commodities-news/us-to-allow-russian-oil-tanker-to-reach-cuba-new-york-times-reports-4586628
2
Bloomberg Politics
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-29/us-plans-to-allow-russian-oil-tanker-into-cuba-easing-crisis
3
ABC News U.S. Headlines
https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/trump-problem-russian-oil-tanker-bringing-relief-cuba-131530625
4
ABC News International Headlines
https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/trump-problem-russian-oil-tanker-bringing-relief-cuba-131530626
5
The Hill Energy & Environment
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5806983-trump-russian-oil-tanker-cuba
6
CNBC 10000113
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/30/trump-reverses-course-allows-passage-of-russian-oil-tanker-to-cuba.html
7
ABC News International Headlines
https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/trump-problem-russian-oil-tanker-bringing-relief-cuba-131530738
8
ABC News U.S. Headlines
https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/trump-problem-russian-oil-tanker-bringing-relief-cuba-131530737
9
Fox News World
https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-allows-russian-oil-tanker-cuba-blockade-trump-survive
10
Forbes Business
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/03/30/russia-says-its-oil-tanker-has-arrived-in-cuba-after-trump-appears-to-ease-blockade
11
CBS News World
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cuba-blockade-russian-tanker-trump-no-problem
12
CNBC Top News
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/30/cuba-crisis-trump-fuel-oil-bloackade-energy-russia-tanker-tariffs.html
13
The New York Times (World)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/world/americas/cuba-russian-oil-tanlker.html
14
The Guardian (World)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/29/us-russian-oil-tanker-cuba-blockade
15
BBC News (World)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czrevyx28z2o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
16
Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/30/cuba-waits-for-russian-oil-tanker-to-arrive-amid-us-blockade?traffic_source=rss
17
The Hill International
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5807956-russian-oil-tanker-cuba-white-house
18
Forbes Business
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/03/30/white-house-says-russian-oil-tanker-allowed-to-cuba-for-humanitarian-reasons
19
The New York Times (World)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/world/americas/russian-oil-tanker-cuba.html
20
Dow Jones World News
https://www.wsj.com/world/a-russian-tanker-tests-the-limits-of-trumps-cuba-squeeze-bbc7b436
21
The Guardian (World)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/30/donald-trump-shutdown-ice-dhs-tsa-airports-iran-jd-vance-latest-news-updates