Miguel Díaz-Canel, the Cuban leader, issued a response on Thursday to the latest sanctions imposed by the United States, targeting various companies, institutions, and officials on the island. He asserted that Cuba is prepared to "endure and triumph" over these measures.
"The executioners seem to have chosen Thursdays to unveil their blacklists, filled with names of individuals and institutions whose sole crime is serving Cuba, despite the genocidal blockade," Díaz-Canel posted on X.
He concluded his message with another pointed remark directed at Washington: "We will endure and triumph. The U.S. will find itself on the shameful list of genocides."
In a similar vein, Carlos Fernández de Cossío also responded on Thursday, accusing the U.S. government of acting almost on a "weekly basis" to inflict maximum damage on the Cuban people.
Fernández argued that such policies have failed to "break the moral and political will" of the Cuban people and do not align with the interests of the American public.
The comments followed the U.S.'s decision to add eight Cuban state-owned enterprises, the Ministry of Construction (MICONS), and three officials linked to the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) list.
The entities included Acinox Comercial, Acorec, Coratur, Transimport, Consumimport, the Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara Nickel Enterprise, Metalcuba, and Geominsal.
Additionally, individuals such as Fernando González Llort, Noemí Rabaza Fernández, and Leima Martínez Freire, associated with ICAP, were designated. The institution itself had been previously sanctioned by Washington.
These measures concerning Cuba were implemented under Executive Order 14404.
The update from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) also included designations related to terrorism and drug trafficking, though these pertained to different individuals and entities and were based on separate legal grounds from the Cuban sanctions.
Understanding the Impact of U.S. Sanctions on Cuba
What entities were recently added to the U.S. sanctions list?
Eight Cuban state-owned enterprises, the Ministry of Construction (MICONS), and three officials linked to ICAP were added to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) list.
How has the Cuban government reacted to the new sanctions?
Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel and Carlos Fernández de Cossío responded by criticizing the U.S. actions and asserting that such measures will not succeed in breaking the Cuban people's resolve.