38 Putin Tests Trump’s Resolve on Cuba with Russian Oil Tankers Bound for Collapsing Island (www.thegatewaypundit.com) posted 79 days ago by Mow-Lawn-Lah-Bay 79 days ago by Mow-Lawn-Lah-Bay +38 / -0 Putin Tests Trump’s Resolve on Cuba with Russian Oil Tankers Bound for Collapsing Island | The Gateway Pundit | by Ben Kew Vladimir Putin is testing Donald Trump by sending oil tankers toward communist Cuba in defiance of U.S. restrictions. 8 comments share 8 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Doesn't the US have the ability to offload the fuel to our tankers?
Yes. Our Navy does. But intercepting and diverting an internationally flagged vessel is different than outright piracy on the high seas. One is legal while the other would escalate things considerably.