“It is an attack against international law and the sovereignty of Cuba" (Image: GETTY)
The new US sanctions will severely restrict non-family travel to Cuba. They will also prevent American citizens sending more than $1,000 (£766) every three months. The new measures were announced by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo using the Helms-Burton Act, first introduced in 1996 to target the Cuban regime.
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Taking to Twitter Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez said: “I strongly reject Secretary of State Pompeo’s announced activation.
“It is an attack against international law and the sovereignty of Cuba and third states.
“Aggressive escalation of US against Cuba will fail.
“As in the Bay of Pigs, we shall overcome.”
