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U.S. Sanctions Cuba's Nickel Reserves, Military Research Entities
- On Thursday, September 17, the United States imposed sanctions on 11 Cuban entities, including four nickel companies, four military research firms, and three senior military officials accused of enriching the regime's elite.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio justified the move by labeling Cuba a persistent national security threat, citing military research enterprises and nickel operations that provide revenue for the regime.
- Sanctioned individuals include senior colonel Joaquin Francisco Cancio Monteagudo of SIMPRO, naval researcher Dioglis Pedrera Arguello of CIDNAV, and infantry modernization expert Julio Hurtado Betancourt of CIDAI.
- Cuba's top diplomat Bruno Rodriguez condemned the sanctions, alleging they worsen the humanitarian crisis and are "causing deaths" by restricting access to essential goods.
- Deputy Foreign Minister Fernández de Cossío stated that bilateral dialogue remains stalled, while citizens endure severe fuel shortages and frequent nationwide power grid failures this year.
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The United States has imposed new additional sanctions against Cuba, this time targeted at nickel-related enterprises, as well as research organizations affiliated with the defence sector of the Freedom Islands.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla denounced through social network X that the restrictions promoted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio seek to intensify the economic war against the island.
·Caracas, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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JUST IN: Sec. Marco Rubio has just slapped MAJOR sanctions on the Communist Cuban regime's enablers who fuel the exploitation of Cuba's mining sector, robbing citizens of their nation's wealth
RUBIO: "I'm sanctioning a further 11 entities and individuals involved in the development of Cuba’s military capabilities and the exploitation of its mining sector. ""Communist Cuba is a corrupt failed state and a persistent threat to U.S....
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