Cuba, Trump and Russia
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Hong Kong-flagged tanker allegedly delivered 190,000 barrels of Russian oil to Cuba using AIS spoofing and ship-to-ship transfers to evade U.S. sanctions.
Even as the US‑Israeli war on Iran has handed Russia an economic windfall, any gains will be limited, as the problems facing the Russian economy and its war effort are too deep to be resolved by a short‑term boost,
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Trump downplays importance of Russia reportedly sharing intel with Iran to help it hit US targets
President Donald Trump says it's inconsequential if Russia has provided Iran with information to help Tehran target U.S. military personnel and assets in the Middle East.
The easing of sanctions on Russian oil by the White House could land the Kremlin $150 million a day to fund its war machine in Ukraine, U.S. Democratic senators have warned. "President Trump's
According to U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff earlier this week, the Russians told the White House on Monday “they have not been sharing” intelligence with Iran.
U.S. officials have said Russia has given Iran information that could help its forces strike U.S. military assets in the Middle East, MS Now has reported.
"It follows from (Trump's) statements that it is the Ukrainian side that is the main obstacle," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.
The move was met Friday with dismay in Europe, where officials and experts feared it would aid the Russian war machine in Ukraine. The Kremlin pressed Washington to go further.
President Trump said he believes he'll have 'the honor of taking Cuba' as the island nation faces economic struggle and power outages.