Havana slams Trump’s new sanctions as ‘uniform punishment’ for Cubans | Donald Trump News

The Cuban government has strongly rejected the latest sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump.

The Cuban government has strongly rejected the new sanctions that the President of the United States, Donald Trump, called “coercive measures” aimed at “punishing the Cuban people”.

In a televised statement on Friday, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said “these measures are foreign and violate the Charter of the United Nations”, while also saying that the US “does not have the right to impose pressure on Cuba or any third country or organization”.

“While the US government is oppressing its own people in the streets, it wants to punish our people, who are strongly opposed to US imperialism,” said the foreign minister.

The Cuban minister’s statement comes hours after the White House signaled a tough stance on the Caribbean island.

Earlier on Friday, Trump issued an executive order to increase sanctions against the Cuban government, according to two White House officials who spoke to Reuters. This serves as Washington’s effort to increase pressure on Havana following the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January by US forces and Trump’s recent warning that. “Cuba is next”.

‘A strange and strange threat’

The new US sanctions target individuals and groups that support the security of the Cuban government, according to Reuters.

The procedures also target those who engage in corruption, human rights abuses, or anyone working as an employee or agent of the Cuban government.

It is not yet clear which individuals or organizations are affected by the new restrictions. However, the White House statement said, without evidence, that the Caribbean island is a “safe haven for international terrorist groups” such as the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.

The Trump administration has recently threatened Cuba with military aggression in addition to economic sanctions.

Earlier this year, Trump issued an executive order declaring a national emergency to deal with the situation White House described as a “strange and extraordinary threat” by the Cuban government.

Trump’s actions set the stage for the imposition of additional tariffs on any country that supplies oil to Cuba, directly or indirectly, and will reinstate the oil embargo on the island, destabilizing its already weakened economy and bringing heavy burdens to everyday Cubans.

Power frequency turned off has increased when the country’s electricity is suffering due to the lack of fuel.

Earlier this week, the US Senate canceled the election Its purpose is to prevent Trump from launching a war against Cuba without obtaining authorization from Congress. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 51 to 47 — largely along party lines — against the resolution.