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for context: Russia has 12 times more proven oil reserves (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_proven_oil...). Now imagine russians in this situation.

Well, Russia just wrote off $32 billions of Cuba debt[1]. I'm not telling that this is the same thing, but still...

that's really unusual for Russians. Cuba has plenty of peninsulas waiting be annexed... :)

It was supposed to be a snub at the US, as we recently renewed trade sanctions against Cuba.