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Russia Is Running Out of Oil Buyers. Here's Why a Caribbean Standoff Could Be Next. - William Spaniel
Russia is running out of places to sell oil, and Cuba is in desperate need of oil. Sounds like a match made in Cold War II, right? Not so fast. Today, we discuss the United States' Cuban quarantine policy in the aftermath of the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Without economic levers to apply to Russia, the United States only has military operations to stop a Russian tanker to Cuba. Will the White House give the command?