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Fla Dem

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8. What right does our Treasury Department have to prohibit Cuba from accepting Russian Crude?

Reply to hookaleft (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 10:45 AM

Mar 20

DO we have any control over what Cuba does with any other nations? Seems to me it's a bit of an overreach.

In a general license published Thursday, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added Cuba to a list of countries that would be blocked from transactions involving the sale, delivery or offloading of crude or petroleum products that originate from Russia.

Who gave the us these licensing rights?

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U.S. says Cuba is prohibited from taking Russian oil as two tankers head to island [View all] hookaleft Mar 20 OP

Adding: mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 #1

Trump's mouth Whip-poor-will Mar 20 #2

Different Verse, Same as the First OutNow Mar 20 #3

Then tell fat Nixon to do something about it Ray Bruns Mar 20 #4

What the fuck right do we have to tell another nation who they can or can't buy necessary supplies from?!?!?! groundloop Mar 20 #5

Thanks so much for sharing this. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Mar 20 #11

This is what happens when you have a leader who is not capable of empathy. everyonematters Mar 20 #6

It's beyond that, though. He's going to fuck it up next. littlemissmartypants Mar 20 #10

I remember Obama OPENED up trade & travel with Cuba and it helped that country. mysteryowl Mar 20 #7

What right does our Treasury Department have to prohibit Cuba from accepting Russian Crude? Fla Dem Mar 20 #8

Seems like it would take a(nother) naval blockade to enforce this. TheRickles Mar 20 #9