Why Did the U.S. Allow a Russian Oil Tanker Through Its Cuba Blockade?

A Russian tanker full of crude oil approached Cuba on Monday, and the Trump administration said it would allow the fuel delivery, after months of a de facto U.S. oil blockade that has helped plunge the energy-starved nation into a humanitarian crisis. The tanker, which is carrying an estimated 730,000 barrels of oil, was skirting []