People of #Cuba need every bit of help

#Shetlander Joy Duncan said her fundraiser went very well

It's joint endeavour of Duncan & cousin Eirene Houston, #documentary #filmmaker who curated #Havana-Glasgow #film #festival for last 10 years

Events held across #Shetland over past 3 weeks, including well-attended sessions in #Scalloway & #Whalsay

They return to Havana 30 March, with Duncan’s well-known orange Volkswagen van full with donations.

https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2026/03/19/people-cuba-need-every-bit/?utm_source=mastodon_fediverse

#USAggression #USThreats

People of Cuba ‘need every bit of help’ as fundraiser enters final week

PEOPLE in Cuba “need every bit of help we can give them” as a campaign to raise money and food for the country enters its final week. Shetlander Joy Duncan...

Shetland News

Thursday, March 19 2026

Major Russian aircraft manufacturing plant hit in Ukrainian strike -- Battlefield analysis: What Ukraine’s recent front-line gains really mean -- Russian oil shipments en route to Cuba despite US blockade -- Russian psyop allegedly targets Hungarians in western Ukraine as Budapest-Kyiv tensions rise ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/03/thursday-march-19-2026/

#Cuba is set to receive its first #energy shipments in months as vessels carrying #Russian #oil, #gas expected to arrive early next week

According to FT , citing #maritime intelligence reports, the shipment, which are set to be delivered by the Hong Kong-flagged vessel #Sea Horse, are expected to deliver 27,000 tonnes of #Russian #fuel in direct defiance of U.S. President Donald #Trump's #energy #embargo on island nation.

https://kyivindependent.com/russian-oil-shipments-en-route-to-cuba-despite-us-blockade-media-reports/

#USAggression #USThreats #BoycottUSA

Russian oil shipments en route to Cuba despite US blockade, media reports

Cuba is set to receive its first energy shipments in months as vessels carrying Russian oil and gas are expected to arrive at its port early next week, the Financial Times (FT) reported on March 18.

The Kyiv Independent
U.S. aggression will meet ‘impregnable resistance,’ Cuba’s president says
The comments came after new threats by Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said that the Cuban government's socialist economic model needs to “change dramatically.”
#World #Cuba #DonaldTrump
https://globalnews.ca/news/11736729/us-aggression-impregnable-resistance-cuba/
U.S. aggression will meet ‘impregnable resistance,’ Cuba’s president says
The comments came after new threats by Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said that the Cuban government's socialist economic model needs to “change dramatically.”
#World #Cuba #DonaldTrump
https://globalnews.ca/news/11736729/us-aggression-impregnable-resistance-cuba/
U.S. aggression will meet ‘impregnable resistance,’ Cuba’s president says
The comments came after new threats by Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said that the Cuban government's socialist economic model needs to “change dramatically.”
#World #Cuba #DonaldTrump
https://globalnews.ca/news/11736729/us-aggression-impregnable-resistance-cuba/

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Drones, missiles, soldiers’ salaries: How Russia can spend Trump’s oil sanctions windfall -- Russia unveils plans to resettle occupied Ukrainian territories -- Russia slams 'EU warmongers' for not backing Trump's ['Comrade Krasnov'] war against its ally -- Russia unveils plans to resettle occupied Ukrainian territories ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/03/wednesday-march-18-2026/

#Russia slams EU warmongers for not backing Trump’s Iran war

Dmitriev said that those he called EU #warmongers had revealed their true position by refusing to join #Trump's push for allied naval deployments

“The masks are off,” Dmitriev wrote. “UK & #EU warmongers are showing how deeply #anti-Trump they are"

Dmitriev’s criticism has highlighted contradictions in #Moscow's position

https://kyivindependent.com/russia-slams-eu-warmongers-for-not-backing-trumps-war/

#TrumpIsARussianAsset #ComradeKrasnov #DementiaDon #USAggression

Russia slams 'EU warmongers' for not backing Trump's war against its ally

Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev said that those he called "EU warmongers" had exposed their true position by refusing to back U.S. President Donald Trump's calls for military deployment in the Middle East.

The Kyiv Independent

What Trump’s easing of Russia oil sanctions means for #Putin’s #war spending

#Trump's decision to provide sanctions relief to #Russia is yet another example of how Putin has been one of the prime beneficiaries of President Trump’s poorly conceived and executed war against Iran

The Kyiv Independent calculated how many of these — and other weapons — Russia could buy with $150 million

https://kyivindependent.com/drones-missiles-soldiers-salaries-how-russia-can-spend-trumps-oil-sanctions-windfall/

#TrumpIsARussianAsset #ComradeKrasnov #USAggression #RussianAggression #dictators

What Trump’s easing of Russia oil sanctions means for Putin’s war spending

The easing of sanctions on Russian oil by the White House could land the Kremlin $150 million a day to fund its war machine in Ukraine, U.S. Democratic senators have warned. "President Trump's decision to provide sanctions relief to Russia is yet another example of how Putin has been one of the prime beneficiaries of President Trump's poorly conceived and executed war against Iran," Senators Elizabeth Warren, Jeanne Shaheen, and Chuck Schumer said in a March 13 statement shared with the Kyiv In

The Kyiv Independent