The Government of Cuba described the most recent round of sanctions against the island, announced today by the U.S. Departments of State and the Treasury, as “an open war against the entire people.”
“U.S. policy toward Cuba is an open war against the entire people. They cannot even claim to be unaware of the damage they cause, for damage, at the highest level, is what they seek. The frustration of failing to meet conquest plans leads them to an increasingly criminal attitude,” wrote Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío on his X profile.
As stated in the statement released by the U.S. administration, the new coercions aim to further restrict “the sources of funding” of the Cuban State.
According to the State Department, the measures are part of what is contemplated in Executive Order 14.404, signed by President Donald Trump on May 1, 2026, and are in addition to those already weighing on five other entities, three of which are related to the Business Administration Group S.A. (Gaesa).
In recent data, coercive measures have also been imposed on the Cuba Petroleum Union (CUPET), as well as on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and his wife, Liz Cuesta Peraza; and on direct relatives of former President Raúl Castro Ruz.
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U.S. siege on Cuba
- On January 29, Trump signed an executive order declaring a “national emergency” in the face of the alleged “unusual and extraordinary threat” that, according to Washington, Cuba poses to the security of the North American country and the region.
- He also announced the imposition of tariffs on countries that sell oil to the Caribbean nation, in addition to threats of retaliation against those who act against the White House’s executive order.
- Last week, Cuba’s Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez, equated the energy siege with a naval blockade and, therefore, labeled it as “an act of war.” “Access to fuel supplies to Cuba is being prevented, both commercial and humanitarian, through direct threats, unilateral coercive actions, and even the harassment or intimidation of tanker ships by U.S. naval and military means,” he said.
