Russian oil tanker docks in Cuba
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By Bo Erickson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday it has not changed U.S. policy toward Cuba, even as it allowed a sanctioned Russian tanker to deliver fuel to the island for humanitarian reasons,
In Cuba, police surveillance and restrictions imposed on journalists covering energy crisis protests
Yoani Sánchez, Camila Acosta and Mabel Páez — reported being placed under police surveillance or subjected to a form of de facto house arrest after covering protests linked to the worsening energy crisis on the island.
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. oil blockade.