Havana on edge again: How a Russian tanker, US blockade, and a fuel-starved island are pushing Cuba back into Cold War shadows
A Russian-flagged tanker, the Anatoly Kolodkin, carrying an estimated 730,000 barrels of crude, is closing in on Cuba even as the United States tightens its de facto oil blockade on the island. Washington is weighing its options, with the possibility of interception looming, while Moscow signals defiance by making the shipment highly visible. What might…