Russia to fly its tourists out of Cuba and then suspend airline operations due to fuel crisis


MOSCOW, Feb ⁠11 (Reuters) - Two Russian airlines plan ⁠to fly Russian tourists ‌out of Cuba in the coming days and then suspend operations until a ​jet fuel shortage ⁠eases, aviation regulator ⁠Rosaviatsia said on Wednesday.

It named the ⁠airlines ‌as Rossiya, part of the Aeroflot group, ⁠and Severny Veter (Nordwind).

The administration of U.S. ​President ‌Donald Trump has declared Cuba "an ⁠unusual ​and extraordinary threat" to U.S. national security and said it ⁠will no longer receive ​oil from Venezuela. It has also threatened to impose tariffs on ⁠other suppliers, like Mexico, if they continue to ship fuel to the island.

Cuba warned international ​airlines that ⁠jet fuel would no longer be ​available on the ‌island from Tuesday.

(Reporting ​by Reuters; Writing by Anastasia TeterevlevaEditing by Andrew Osborn)

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