MOSCOW, March 30 (Xinhua) -- A Russian tanker carrying a humanitarian shipment of crude oil has arrived in Cuba, the Russian Ministry of Transport said Monday.
The tanker Anatoly Kolodkin delivered about 100,000 tons of crude oil to the Caribbean island country, according to a statement cited by TASS news agency.
The vessel is currently awaiting unloading at the port of Matanzas, the statement added.
Earlier, The New York Times reported that the United States Coast Guard had allowed a Russian-owned crude oil tanker to reach Cuba after months of an oil blockade on the country. ■
