The ten entities include crude oil shipping, import and technical support, and China-based military suppliers.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced further sanctions under President Trump’s executive order “Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States National Security and Foreign Policy.”
Secretary Rubio stated, “I am designating ten targets, including additional Cuban elites, a crude oil shipping network, state-owned import and technical-support entities, and China-based suppliers of the regime’s military forces. I am also identifying five associated vessels as blocked property.“
“Cuba’s ruling elite is hoarding the island’s energy, shipping, and technology resources for its own enrichment, leaving the Cuban people to contend with blackouts, shortages, and a stagnant economy,“ the secretary of state continued. “The Marxist regime in Havana relies on a web of state-owned enterprises, joint ventures, and offshore intermediaries to keep this system running; its foreign backers supply the military equipment that helps sustain the regime’s military forces and enable its brutal repression, while propping up its persistent efforts to threaten, infiltrate and subvert the American homeland.“
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Secretary Rubio as he leverages sanctions against entities that support oppressive regimes.
- For President Trump and members of his administration as they assess foreign humanitarian crises.
Sources: Department of State
