WHAT HAPPENED:Russia is preparing to send urgently needed oil to Cuba under what officials are describing as a “humanitarian” arrangement.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED:Russian officials, the Cubangovernment, U.S. policymakers, and stranded tourists.

📍WHEN & WHERE:The Russian government made the announcement on February 12, 2026, amid U.S.sanctionsand limited oil imports to Cuba.

💬KEY QUOTE:“The stranglehold imposed by the United States is already causing a lot of difficulties for Cuba,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

🎯IMPACT:Cuba’s energy crisis has led to power outages, halted flights, and stranded thousands of Russian and otherforeigntourists asairlinesare unable to refuel.

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Russia has indicated it will defy U.S. sanctions and other restrictionsenactedby U.S. President Donald J. Trump against the exportation of oil toCuba. In what the Kremlin is describing as a “humanitarian” arrangement, the Russian Embassy in Havana states that “as far as we know, Russia is expected to supply oil and petroleum products to Cuba as humanitarian aid in the near future.”

Thedecisionby the Russian government comes as Cuba faces its worst energy crisis in at least a decade. Following theousterof Venezuela’s Marxist dictator,Nicolás Maduro, by the U.S. military earlier this year, Cuba lost a key supplier of oil and fuel, turning what was already a dire situation facing the Caribbean island’s communist government into an unprecedented crisis.

Mexico, another key supplier of oil for Cuba, has also halted shipments under pressure from the Trump administration. The National Pulsereportedearlier this week that Cuban officials have warned airlines that the island’s airports may no longer be able to fuel aircraft due to the oil shortage.

Meanwhile, the communist regime has been forced to enact severe fuel rationing, with many Cubans comparing current conditions to the “Special Period” of the 1990s, when the collapse of Soviet support triggered widespread shortages. Notably, the fuel shortage is affecting daily life across the island. Public transportation has been reduced, fuel sales are restricted and often priced in U.S. dollars, andmajorcultural events such as the Havana International Book Fair have been canceled. In a televised address, PresidentMiguel Díaz-Canelwarned citizens that additional austerity measures could be introduced as the crisis worsens.

Source: SGT Report