Trump reverses course on Cuban oil blockade, allows Russian tanker to pass

U.S. President Donald Trump said he had "no problem" with any country sending crude as a Russian tanker neared a Cuban port, an apparent reversal of prior stance. The comment could reduce near-term concern about U.S. obstruction of Russian-to-Cuba oil deliveries, a modest geopolitical development with limited but direct implications for regional oil flows and prices.

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U.S. President Donald Trump said he had "no problem" with any country sending crude as a Russian tanker neared a Cuban port, an apparent reversal of prior stance. The comment could reduce near-term concern about U.S. obstruction of Russian-to-Cuba oil deliveries, a modest geopolitical development with limited but direct implications for regional oil flows and prices.