MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – Washington’s new bout of sanctions against the Cuban police and its leaders is a means to justify the island’s continued economic blockade, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said.
On Friday, the US Treasury imposed sanctions on the Cuban National Revolutionary Police, the head of the force, and his deputy in the latest round of sanctions against the island nation.
The same day, US President Joe Biden, following a meeting with Cuban activists, announced that Washington will continue to impose sanctions on individuals in Cuba over alleged abuses.
Last week, the US imposed sanctions targeting the Cuban military and the interior ministry over the crackdown of recent protests earlier in July.
Some Cubans demonstrated in the streets amid the country’s economic decline exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and demanded free elections and improved economic conditions. The government deployed security forces across the country and halted communications, including the internet, while its supporters engaged in counter-demonstrations.
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