Russian tanker heads to Cuba at the same speed as tourists looking for the exit from Karosta Prison

The Russian tanker 'Anatoly Kolodkin' with 730,000 barrels of oil is slowly heading toward Cuba with the same determination as tourists searching for the exit from Karosta Prison after a horror tour - they know the journey will be long, but hope for a better life lives on.

While in Riga every fuel price change triggers a national tragedy, Cuba has been sitting in darkness without oil supplies for three months now. President Miguel Díaz-Canel has implemented fuel conservation measures so strict that even our Liepāja bus routes look like luxury. 'I think they could learn from Liepāja's public transport - we've known for years how to live with minimal resources,' says local pensioner Jānis.

Seven general power outages per year - that's as frequent as Liepāja residents complaining about winter wind. But unlike us, who at least get a free hair dryer from the wind, Cubans don't even have that.

The tanker was loaded at Russia's Primorsk port on March 8th and is still sailing - faster than snails, but slower than Liepāja's tram. Through the English Channel it was even escorted by a warship, but in the Atlantic Ocean they parted ways like friends after splitting the restaurant bill. Now the tanker sails alone, hoping that US President Trump will be busy with something else.