The Kremlin said Thursday it was actively discussing how it could help Fuel-starved Cubato remove the President of the United States Donald Trumpof Tariff threat Sanctions on countries that ship oil to Caribbean island nations.

“We don’t want the situation to escalate, but on the other hand, we don’t have much trade right now,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reportedly told reporters. Russian state news agency RIA Novosti.

His comments came in response to questions about whether the Kremlin was worried about the Trump administration’s tariff threats.

The White House has pledged to impose tariffs on countries that directly or indirectly supply any oil to Cuba, saying the Cuban government poses an “unusual and extraordinary threat.”

The United States has stepped up pressure on Cuba’s leadership since launching extraordinary pressure on it on January 3. military operations Toppled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a long-time ally of the Cuban government.

Peskov reportedly said on Thursday that Moscow would seek “constructive dialogue” with the United States over Cuba’s deepening energy crisis.

“Obviously, for obvious reasons, it is now impossible to discuss these issues in such a public way,” Peskov said. explain.

Cuba has been the subject of a U.S. trade embargo for more than 60 years and is currently mired in a worsening economic crisis.

As a result, the Cuban government recently outlined emergency measures aimed at protecting essential services and rationing fuel supplies in key sectors.

plan It is said These include limiting fuel sales, closing some tourist venues, shortening school hours and reducing the working hours of state-owned enterprises to four days a week from Monday to Thursday.

cuban leadership warn International airlines will no longer be able to refuel in the country on Sunday due to an ongoing shortage of aviation fuel.

air canada All flights subsequently canceled However, the airline said on Monday it would bring back about 3,000 passengers already in the country in the coming days.