Rubio unveils new Cuba sanctions
The sanctions target GAESA and a Sherritt nickel venture as Washington says Cuba’s military-linked economy supports the regime and foreign intelligence operations.
- On Thursday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new U.S. sanctions targeting Cuba's military-controlled conglomerate GAESA and its executive president, Ania Guillermina Lastres Morera, citing national security threats.
- President Trump's administration initiated these measures under a May 1 executive order, intensifying a pressure campaign against Cuba following the January 3 abduction of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
- Toronto-Based Sherritt suspended direct participation in Cuban activities as the sanctions also target Moa Nickel SA , the joint venture between the mining company and Cuba's state-owned nickel enterprise.
- United Nations experts condemned Washington's fuel blockade as "unlawful" and "energy starvation," noting fuel scarcity has crippled essential services with a backlog of more than 96,000 surgeries, including 11,000 for children.
- The State Department has detailed personnel to Southern Command in Miami amid anticipation of further hostilities, while Rubio warned additional designations are likely as the administration pursues its stated goal of regime change.
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Los Angeles Times
The incorporation of the most powerful conglomerate of companies in Cuba under the control of the military (GAESA) and that of a Cuban-Canadian society on a blacklist by the United States is much more than a symbolic pressure and has a strong weight in suffocating the economy of the Caribbean nation, experts said Friday.
The Toronto Star
Rubio defends new US sanctions on Cuba, targeting military-run conglomerate GAESA
HAVANA (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday defended the Trump administration's decision to slap new sanctions on Cuba, the largest of which is against GAESA, or
State Department Sanctions Cuban Military's Tourism Cash Cow
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Thursday new sanctions against Grupo de Administración Empresarial (GAESA), the Cuban corporation the Communist Party uses to control the nation's tourist industry. The post State Department Sanctions Cuban Military’s Tourism Cash Cow appeared first on Breitbart.
Cuban FM says new US sanctions confirm 'genocidal intent'
Cuba said Thursday that new US sanctions against the country confirm what it called a "genocidal intent," after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced additional measures targeting Cuban entities and officials.
NEW: Rubio Calls Out Cuban Regime For Stalling $100 Million Humanitarian Aid
The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Cuba has drawn sharp attention, particularly from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He recently pointed out an unaccepted humanitarian aid offer that aims to provide relief to the Cuban people. The Cuban government has yet to distribute a significant $100 million aid package, designated for urgent hurricane relief and to enhance living conditions for citizens grappling with widespread hardships. Rubio’s frus…
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