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Russia war sanctions mean a struggle for Cuban car owners

A vintage Russian-made Lada car, right, and an American-made classic car drive past the Capitol in Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 1, 2022. Global restrictions on transport and trade with Russia after its invasion of Ukraine pose a serious problem for Cubans because much of the island's fleets of trucks, buses, cars and tractors came from distant Russia and are now aging and in need of parts. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) A vintage Russian-made Lada car passes the Russian Our Lady of Kazan Orthodox Cathedral in Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 1, 2022. Global restrictions on transport and trade with Russia after its invasion of Ukraine pose a serious problem for Cubans because much of the island's fleets of trucks, buses, cars and tractors came from distant Russia and are now aging and in need of parts. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) A vintage Russian-made Lada car, right, parks in Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 1, 2022. Global restrictions on transport and trade with Russia after its invasion of Ukraine pose a serious problem for Cubans because much of the island's fleets of trucks, buses, cars and tractors came from distant Russia and are now aging and in need of parts. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) A driver navigates a vintage, Russian-made Lada station-wagon past the Capitol in Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 1, 2022. Global restrictions on transport and trade with Russia after its invasion of Ukraine pose a serious problem for Cubans because much of the island's fleets of trucks, buses, cars and tractors came from distant Russia and are now aging and in need of parts. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) A vintage Russian-made Lada car, right, and an American-made classic car drive past the Capitol in Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 1, 2022. Global restrictions on transport and trade with Russia after its invasion of Ukraine pose a serious problem for Cubans because much of the island's fleets of trucks, buses, cars and tractors came from distant Russia and are now aging and in need of parts. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)