Russia will continue to supply oil to Cuba, RIA cites ambassador

Russia will continue to supply oil to Cuba, RIA cites ambassador

MOSCOW, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Russia has repeatedly supplied oil to ​Cuba in recent years, and ‌will continue to do so, Russia's ambassador ‌to Cuba Viktor Coronelli said in an interview with state news agency RIA.

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"We assume that this ⁠practice will ‌continue," he said.

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said ‍the United States had begun talks with "the highest people in Cuba," days after ​declaring Cuba "an unusual and extraordinary ‌threat" to U.S. national security and threatening tariffs on the U.S.-bound exports of any nation that sends oil to the communist-run island.

The ⁠U.S. has moved ​to block all ​oil from reaching Cuba, including that from ally Venezuela, pushing ‍up prices ⁠for food and transportation and prompting severe fuel shortages and ⁠hours of blackouts, even in the ‌capital Havana.

(Reporting by Reuters; editing ‌by Guy Faulconbridge)

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