“We are in constant contact with our Cuban friends, constantly exchanging opinions and information on what could be done to alleviate the enormous burden of the blockade,” the official said at a press conference.

Peskov reiterated Russia’s support for Cuba in the face of a possible US military aggression against the Latin American country.

On January 29, Trump signed an executive order allowing Washington to impose tariffs on imports from countries that supply oil to Cuba.

The US measure generated a severe fuel shortage in Cuba, affecting electricity generation and vital sectors of the economy, including transportation, food production, health, and education.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel denounced the “energy blockade” imposed by Washington and described as “condemnable” the fact that a power like the US would adopt such an “aggressive and criminal” policy against a small nation.

At the end of March, Russia broke Washington’s energy embargo on the Caribbean island with an oil tanker carrying 100,000 tons of crude oil.

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