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Russia to aid hurricane-hit Cuba with diesel fuel, minister says (www.reuters.com)

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Russia has pledged to provide Cuba with approximately 80,000 tons of diesel fuel worth $60 million to assist the island nation in its energy crisis, Russian state-run RIA news agency reported on Friday, citing Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.

Cuba's electric grid collapsed on Wednesday as Hurricane Rafael moved across the island with top winds of more than 115 mph (185 kph), damaging homes, uprooting trees and toppling telephone poles.

"Russia is ready to provide brotherly Cuba with emergency assistance in connection with the current situation in the energy sector, including the supply of about 80,000 tons of diesel fuel for the amount approved in accordance with the president's instruction - $60 million," Chernyshenko said.

On Thursday, the local authorities said they had begun restoring power to the eastern half of the island. Cuba's energy grid failed several times last month.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

i wonder if they're the only ones who are helping

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 weeks ago

Venezuela sent aid too

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Mexico has been doing a lot

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

the mexicans are hamstrung by the americans and every time they try; they get slapped down like the pemex application denial episode from last year when they tried to help cuba.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Hamstrung or not, the delivery in that article is 70,000 tonnes of fuel. That's almost as much as the Russian delivery in the article.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

hamstrung in how they way that they can offer it; the americans are coming down hard on the mexicans whenever they try to help and i think that the russians are one of the few countries that can do it since the americans would have to further deplete their arsenal of leverages to sanction them further for it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

— How did you lose your imperial grip?

— Two ways: gradually, and then suddenly.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Is China getting involved here?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

They've donated solar to jump start how obvious the transition is needed for Cuba. Cuba is being slow on this, afaiu. Despite massive employment and economic boost it can provide. Diesel generators has always been the most expensive energy possible.

2 more hurricanes projected to hit Cuba in next 2 weeks.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

It also just got hit with an earthquake.

All this on top of the US blockade...