Cuba says Trump’s fresh sanctions on its economy amount to ‘collective punishment’
Cuba condemned new sanctions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump as 'collective punishment' during a May Day rally in Havana. The sanctions target individuals operating in key sectors of the Cuban economy, including energy, defense, and mining. The move escalates tensions despite recent diplomatic talks between the two nations.
- ▪The U.S. sanctions target individuals operating in Cuba's energy, defense, mining, financial services, and security sectors.
- ▪Cuba's foreign minister, Bruno Rodriguez, rejected the sanctions as unilateral coercive measures and labeled them as collective punishment.
- ▪The sanctions took effect during a May Day rally in Havana where thousands marched to the U.S. embassy under the slogan 'Defend the Homeland.'
- ▪Former U.S. Treasury sanctions investigator Jeremy Paner called the measures the most significant for non-American companies since the start of the U.S. embargo on Cuba.
- ▪Despite the sanctions, senior U.S. officials visited Cuba in April for diplomatic talks.
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Cuba mark International Workers’ Day with a rally in Havana, as Donald Trump imposes more sanctions on the island. Photograph: Claudia Daut/ReutersView image in fullscreenCuba mark International Workers’ Day with a rally in Havana, as Donald Trump imposes more sanctions on the island. Photograph: Claudia Daut/ReutersCubaCuba says Trump’s fresh sanctions on its economy amount to ‘collective punishment’The US sanctions target people operating in broad sections of Cuban economy, including energy, defence and miningGuardian staff and agenciesFri 1 May 2026 21.34 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleCuba’s government has said new sanctions imposed on the island by Donald Trump amounted to “collective punishment”, as an enormous 1 May procession outside the American embassy in Havana vowed to…
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