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Cuba Slams New US Sanctions as Unilateral Coercive Measures

Cuba has denounced new US sanctions as unilateral coercive measures, with Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez rejecting them on social media. Rodriguez said the actions demonstrate an intention to impose collective punishment on the Cuban people. The sanctions were signed by US President Donald Trump, targeting sectors like energy, defense, and financial services. The order also imposes secondary sanctions on foreign entities conducting transactions with sanctioned Cuban parties.

Key Points: Cuba Denounces New US Sanctions as Coercive Measures

  • Cuba denounces new US sanctions
  • Measures called unilateral coercive measures
  • Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez rejects them
  • Trump signed executive order for sanctions
  • Sanctions target energy, defense, financial sectors
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Cuba denounces new US sanctions as 'unilateral coercive measures'

Cuba denounces new US sanctions as unilateral coercive measures, with Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez calling them collective punishment on the Cuban people.

"We firmly reject the recent unilateral coercive measures adopted - Bruno Rodriguez"

Havana, May 2

Cuba denounced new US sanctions as "unilateral coercive measures," saying that such actions demonstrate an intention to impose collective punishment on the Cuban people.

"We firmly reject the recent unilateral coercive measures adopted" by the US government, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on X.

These actions demonstrate an intention to impose collective punishment on the Cuban people, Rodriguez said.

He noted that the announcement coincided with May 1, when millions of Cubans take to the streets to denounce the US blockade and the energy siege, Xinhua news agency reported.

"These measures are extraterritorial in nature and violate the United Nations Charter," Rodriguez said, adding that the United States has no right to impose measures against Cuba or against third countries or parties.

The comment came after US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order imposing new sanctions on Cuba.

Trump ordered that all property and interests in property that are in and coming within the United States, or are in or coming within the possession or control of US persons of the following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in.

The "following persons" include those who operate in or have operated in the energy, defense and related materiel, metals and mining, financial services, or security sector of the Cuban economy, or any other sector of the Cuban economy, as may be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State.

It also includes those who own or control, directly or indirectly, any person whose property or interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order.

The order also seeks to limit Cuba's access to the global banking system, imposing secondary sanctions on people, entities and financial institutions that conduct financial transactions with those already sanctioned because of their ties to Cuba.

The order authorizes the US government to penalize foreign financial institutions that have conducted or facilitated any significant transaction for or on behalf of anyone with ties to the Cuban government.

- IANS

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Priya S
While I condemn the sanctions, I also hope Cuba takes a hard look at its human rights record. Unilateral measures are wrong, but so is suppressing dissent. Both sides need to come to the table for a fair dialogue.
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Varun X
This is just another example of the US trying to dictate global affairs. Cuba's people are resilient—they've survived decades of this blockade. India should stand with like-minded nations to oppose such coercive tactics. 💪🏽
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Sneha F
I'm not sure why the US continues to punish ordinary Cubans for the actions of their government. These sanctions hurt the poor and elderly the most. Solidarity with the Cuban people! 🌟
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Arjun K
Reading this makes me think of our own history with sanctions. They rarely work as intended. The US should focus on engagement rather than isolation. The Cuban people deserve better than being pawns in political games.

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