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Russian tanker set to deliver oil to crisis-hit Cuba
- A Russian oil tanker was set to deliver the first crude shipment to Cuba since January on Tuesday after Washington gave the crisis-hit island a reprieve from an effective fuel blockade. The Anatoly Kolodkin, a tanker under US sanctions, was on its way to the port of Matanzas, east of Havana, with 730,000 barrels of crude. US President Donald Trump's decision to let Russia deliver the oil avoids a confrontation with ...

Source: digitaljournal.com
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Russia expels British diplomat over spying allegations
- Russia has ordered a British diplomat to leave the country over allegations of spying, the latest in a series of expulsions of embassy staff from both sides. The Federal Security Service (FSB) claims the man provided false information when applying to enter the country, as well as trying to obtain sensitive information during informal economic meetings, according to state media reports. The diplomat has had their ...

Source: bbc.com