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Cuba rejects Trump’s new “coercive” sanctions

By Thomson Reuters May 1, 2026 | 4:56 PM

MEXICO CITY, May 1 (Reuters) – Cuba rejects fresh sanctions ​levied on Friday ‌by U.S. President Donald Trump, the island’s foreign minister said, ‌calling ​them “unilateral coercive ⁠measures” that ⁠aim to impose “collective punishment against the Cuban people.”

Cuban Foreign Minister ​Bruno Rodriguez said in a ⁠post on ⁠X that the ​measures, made via ​an executive order earlier ‌on Friday, violate the United Nations Charter, and that ⁠the U.S. has no right to impose them ⁠against ‌Cuba or ⁠third countries or ​entities.

“They ‌will not intimidate ​us,” ⁠Rodriguez said.

(Reporting by Daina Beth Solomon; Writing by Brendan O’Boyle; Editing by Mark ​Porter)