Amid a humanitarian crisis caused by external factors, as reported by the UN several weeks ago, the US government has decided to strike another blow against Cuba’s blockaded economy. The sanctions now target the Cuban Army’s financial system (GAESA) and other state-owned companies, such as the mining company GeoMinera. In addition, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has decided to sanction the wife of Alejandro Castro Espín, who had also been sanctioned previously.
“GAESA continues to operate as the financial muscle behind the Cuban regime’s repressive security apparatus,” the US State Department claimed, as it listed the “GAESA-linked financial institutions” and other targets it sanctioned.
