The United States may send the largest shipment of fuel to Cuba in the last 65 years — Bloomberg

The United States may send the largest shipment of fuel to Cuba in the last 65 years. This is reported by Bloomberg.

According to the agency, Vanguard Energy from the United States is discussing the supply of 250 thousand barrels of fuel to Cuba, including 100 thousand barrels of gasoline and 150 thousand barrels of diesel. If an agreement is reached, it will become the largest export of American petroleum products to the The island has been free since the reign of Eisenhower in 1960, when trade between the two countries was actually frozen.

Cuba is facing an acute energy crisis due to a reduction in oil supplies from Venezuela and Russia. Due to the lack of fuel, massive power outages occur, which causes social tension. According to Vanguard, the fuel is sent exclusively to the private sector, and negotiations on further supplies are nearing completion.