US Sanctions Cuba’s President as Trump Pushes Harder for Change
The US sanctioned Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and members of his family, ratcheting up pressure on the communist government even further.
Cuba’s armed forces and its internal surveillance network, known as the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution, were also added to the US Treasury’s blacklist, according to new guidance issued Thursday.
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President Donald Trump’s administration has imposed a de facto fuel blockade and has been steadily increasing the pressure on Havana’s rulers in a bid to end 67 years of one-party rule.
