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EU sanctions Raúl Castro’s grandson and Cuba’s Banco Exterior

From El Universal · () Spanish

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  • The Trump administration imposed financial sanctions on Fidel Ernesto Castro Díaz-Balart, a grandson of former Cuban President Raúl Castro, and the state-owned Banco Exterior de Cuba.
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the designations reflected President Donald Trump’s vision of a free Cuba.
  • The report also mentions allegations linking another Raúl Castro grandson, Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, to a Cuban human-trafficking network in Mexico.

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed financial sanctions on Fidel Ernesto Castro Díaz-Balart, a grandson of former Cuban President Raúl Castro, as well as on Cuba’s state-owned Banco Exterior.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement that the designations reflected “President Trump’s unwavering vision of a free Cuba.”

The report also points to another member of the Castro family. The New York Times linked Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, known as “El Cangrejo” and described as one of Washington’s interlocutors in its dialogue with Havana, to alleged ties with a Cuban network in Mexico involved in human trafficking.

These designations reflect President Trump’s unwavering vision of a free Cuba.

· Marco RubioThe U.S. secretary of state described the administration’s sanctions against the Cuban individual and bank.
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