BREAKING: Putin orders Russia to break US oil blockade of Cuba

Russia Challenges US Oil Blockade of Cuba In a direct challenge to the escalating U.S. naval blockade, the Russian-flagged tanker Sea Horse is reportedly en route to Cuba carrying approximately 200,000 barrels of Russian gasoil. This move follows an executive order by President Trump aimed at forcing regime change in Havana by “starving” the island of energy.

Cuba is currently enduring its worst energy crisis in decades, with January 2026 marking the first time in ten years the nation received zero oil imports. Following the recent U.S. seizure of the Russian tanker Marinera and the detention of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Moscow has branded the blockade “unacceptable piracy.

The Sea Horse, which loaded its cargo via a ship-to-ship transfer off Cyprus, is expected to arrive in early March. This mission serves as a high-stakes test of Russian “humanitarian” resolve against U.S. maritime interdiction in the Caribbean.