Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia to break the US oil blockade of Cuba by dispatching the tanker SEA HORSE, carrying nearly 200,000 barrels of Russian fuel en route to Cuba in the Atlantic Ocean, according to an X post by @MegaGeopolitics timestamped within the reporting window from 3:45:54 AM to 5:45:41 AM UTC on February 22, 2026. The post describes the shipment as an attempt to breach the US blockade amid Cuba's ongoing fuel shortages and nationwide blackouts. No official statements from Russian, Cuban, or US authorities confirming the order or tanker movements have been issued during this 1 hour 59 minute period. This development follows previous reports of US Coast Guard aircraft operating near Cuba's Maisà cape and Windward Passage on February 21, 2026, as tracked by ADS-B data shared on X. It also comes amid continued fuel extraction from Cueva del Humo in Cuba's Tercer Frente mountains, where tanker trucks have been transporting fuel for over two weeks, per Cuban opposition leader José Daniel Ferrer.
