Wire›2026 05 02›Cuba Says Trump S Fresh Sanctions On Its Economy Amount To Collective Punishment

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Cuba says Trump’s fresh sanctions on its economy amount to ‘collective punishment’

<p>The US sanctions target people operating in broad sections of Cuban economy, including energy, defence and mining</p><p></p><p>Cuba’s government has said new sanctions imposed on the island by Donald Trump amounted to “collective punishment”, as an enormous 1 May procession ou

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Cuba says Trump’s fresh sanctions on its economy amount to ‘collective punishment’<p>The US sanctions target people operating in broad sections of Cuban economy, including energy, defence and mining</p><p></p><p>Cuba’s government has said new sanctions imposed on the island by Donald Trump amounted to “collective punishment”, as an enormous 1 May procession ou
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