{"id":509514,"date":"2026-06-04T17:33:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/the-united-states-imposes-financial-sanctions-on-the-president-of-cuba-and-a-son-of-raul-castro\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:15:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:15:50","slug":"the-united-states-imposes-financial-sanctions-on-the-president-of-cuba-and-a-son-of-raul-castro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/international\/the-united-states-imposes-financial-sanctions-on-the-president-of-cuba-and-a-son-of-raul-castro\/","title":{"rendered":"The United States imposes financial sanctions on the president of Cuba and a son of Ra\u00fal Castro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States imposed financial sanctions on Thursday, June 4, on the Cuban president<a href=\"https:\/\/efe.com\/mundo\/2026-06-04\/estados-unidos-sanciones-presidente-cuba-hijo-raul-castro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">, Miguel D\u00edaz<\/a>-Canel, and on some individuals and entities on the island, as it appears on the Department of the Treasury&#8217;s website<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of 21 GMT on Thursday, the Cuban government had not issued a statement regarding the sanctions, which were also directed at four other individuals and five entities, including the Cuban Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">D\u00edaz&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Canel&nbsp;, 60, has been president of the Caribbean country since he succeeded Ra\u00fal Castro, brother of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a new measure from Washington to intensify pressure on the island&#8217;s leaders following the energy blockade and the murder accusation against Raul Castro by the U.S. justice system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In parallel to the publication of the sanctions, Donald Trump declared to journalists that the United States wants Cuba &#8220;to be a well-governed country&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We recommend reading:<a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/internacionales\/un-ex-piloto\/\">A former Cuban pilot accused alongside Ra\u00fal Castro was convicted in another case in the United States<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, the U.S. government imposed sanctions on 11 Cuban officials, including the country&#8217;s Minister of Communications, several military leaders, and its main intelligence agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States also accused Ra\u00fal Castro of murder for his alleged involvement in a 1996 incident in which Cuban planes shot down aircraft operated by a group of Cuban exiles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States imposed financial sanctions on Thursday, June 4, on the Cuban president, Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel, and on some individuals and entities on the island, as it appears on the Department of the Treasury&#8217;s website As of 21 GMT on Thursday, the Cuban government had not issued a statement regarding the sanctions, which were also 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