Russia sends Cuba a shipment of more than 750 tons of oil

Russia delivered more than 750 tons of refined sunflower oil fortified with vitamins A and D to Cuba. The delivery was presented at a ceremony in a Havana warehouse attended by Cuban officials and the World Food Programme’s representative on the island. The volume exceeds 750 tons and the product was intended for vulnerable people, according to the available information.

Óscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, deputy prime minister and minister of foreign trade; Betsy Díaz Velázquez, minister of domestic trade; and Etienne, the WFP representative in Cuba, attended the event. Their presence brought together officials responsible for foreign and domestic trade with the international organization’s representative. The event took place at a warehouse in the Cuban capital.

The shipment arrived through Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations as part of Moscow’s contribution to the World Food Programme. The oil delivery is the material component described for this occasion. The information also identifies children, older adults and pregnant women as recipients, without detailing how the product will be distributed or how much each group will receive.

Russian contributions to the WFP for Cuba have exceeded $15 million since 2018. According to the published figures, that amount is equivalent to 32% of the $57.9 million implemented by the organization on the island during the cited cycle. This is a cumulative contribution total, distinct from the amount of oil delivered at this ceremony.

The information therefore combines the volume of a specific delivery with broader figures on Russian cooperation channeled through the WFP. The oil was presented in Havana with Cuban ministerial officials and representatives of the international organization. The data specify the product, its vitamin fortification, the institutional route for the shipment and some intended recipient groups, but not a distribution schedule.