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ABOARD AIRFORCE ONE — <\/span>President Donald Trump on Sunday night said he has \u201cno problem\u201d with a Russian oil tanker<\/a> off the coast of Cuba<\/a> delivering relief to the island, which has been brought to its knees by a U.S. oil blockade.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have a tanker out there. We don\u2019t mind having somebody get a boatload because they need\u2026 they have to survive,\u201d Trump told reporters as he flew back to Washington.<\/p>\n When asked if a New York Times report that the tanker would be allowed to reach Cuba was true, Trump said: \u201cI told them, if a country wants to send some oil into Cuba right now, I have no problem whether it\u2019s Russia or not.\u201d<\/p>\n Tracking data shows the oil tanker carrying approximately 730,000 barrels of oil, was just off the eastern tip of the island on Sunday night and slated to arrive in the city of Matanzas by Tuesday. Journalists working for Cuban state media also reported the on the boat’s expected arrival, though Cuban officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n The vessel, Anatoly Kolodkin, is sanctioned by the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom following the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n Trump, whose government has come at its Caribbean adversary more aggressively than any U.S. government in recent history, has effectively cut Cuba off from key oil shipments in an effort to force regime change<\/a>. The blockade has had devastating effects on the civilians<\/a> Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio say they want to help, leaving many desperate.<\/p>\n