Putin Tests Trump’s Resolve on Cuba with Russian Oil Tankers Bound for Collapsing Island

Vladimir Putin is testing Donald Trump by sending oil tankers toward communist Cuba in defiance of U.S. restrictions.

CNBC reports that two vessels carrying Russian oil and gas were initially bound for Cuba, directly challenging the Trump administration’s effort to choke off fuel supplies to the regime.

The communist island has seen its oil imports collapse after the U.S. arrested and extradited Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro back in January.

One tanker, believed to be...