Russia is sending a second oil tanker to Cuba to alleviate the island's energy crisis amid a US fuel blockade, Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev announced.

Russia is sending a second oil tanker to Cuba as the island struggles with a deepening energy crisis under a US fuel blockade, Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev said Thursday. The move follows a first delivery this week amid widespread blackouts and shortages after Washington cut off key supplies, prompting Moscow to step in.