Cuba condemns new US sanctions as 'illegal' and 'abusive'
The new measures come on top of a US blockade of oil to Cuba that has caused widespread blackouts and fuel shortages.
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"unilateral coercive measures violated the United Nations Charter, adding they aimed to impose collective punishment against the Cuban people."
— Bruno Rodriguez , Politician
"The blockade and its reinforcement cause so much harm because of the intimidating and arrogant behaviour of the world's greatest military power."
— Miguel Díaz-Canel , Politician
"we'll have one of our big - maybe the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier - the biggest in the world, we'll have that come in, stop about 100 yards offshore, and they'll say, 'Thank you very much. We give up.'"
— Donald Trump , Politician
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The new measures come on top of a US blockade of oil to Cuba that has caused widespread blackouts and fuel shortages.
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