After a US blockade, Cuba is waiting on the arrival of a sanctioned Russian tanker carrying thousands of barrels of oil.
![A man walks on a street as Cuba's national electric grid collapsed for the second time in a week amid the US-imposed oil blockade, according to officials, as the communist government struggles to keep the lights on for about 10 million people with decrepit infrastructure, in Havana, Cuba on March 21, 2026. [Norlys Perez/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-1774896935.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![This frame grab, taken from video from Belarusian state-owned news outlet Pul Pervogo, shows Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko watching as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un holds a rifle gifted to him by Lukashenko in Pyongyang. [Pul Pervogo/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-1774548190.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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