US Warns Companies Doing Business with Venezuela and Cuba
HAVANA TIMES – The Trump administration is taking steps to punish anyone doing business with the Venezuelan defense sector – including foreign entities trying to quell dissent by shutting down the internet.
It’s the latest effort by the US government to ratchet up pressure on the Caracas government and oust Nicolas Maduro from power, reports dpa news on Saturday.
The US government has initiated the legal authority to sanction any entity, foreign or domestic, that does business with the Venezuelan defense or security services, a senior administration official told a small group of reporters Friday.
The official warned that foreign companies doing business with oil-rich Venezuela should be “treading lightly on that front.”
“So if you’re a Russian company that is doing business, whether it’s on spare parts or supplying them, if you’re Spanish company supplying Venezuelan military or security services with any products, you will be subject to sanctions,” the official said.
The measures were announced Friday by the Treasury Department as part of a series of steps that also targeted two vessels which transported oil from Venezuela to Cuba.
“The US will take further action if Cuba continues to receive Venezuelan oil in exchange for military support,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement. “As we have repeatedly said, the path to sanctions relief for those who have been sanctioned is to take concrete and meaningful actions to restore democratic order.”
Administration officials also say they’re taking action to stop foreign entities that have worked with the Maduro government to shut down the internet when opposition leader Juan Guaido is speaking and prevent his supporters from coordinating activities.
Curt – please do all a favor and move to Cuba and return to the comfort of sucking Castro’s tits for your sustenance. Of course, be sure to keep your eyes closed on the beatings of the Ladies in White and anyone else who even slightly disagrees with your leader Raul Castro.
Bill, America has been a cancer of imperialism throughout the world. The people in the countries you mentioned don’t hate the American people, they hate our government for being the policemen of the world.
For your information Olgasintanales, there are many countries in the world with much more repressive governments than Cuba that the US is on friendly terms with. Like The Philippians with its extrajudicial killings, Saudi Arabia with its beheadings, and China which has a higher prison rate than any other country in the world. This whole thing about human rights is a crock! No one has the right to tell me where I can travel or spend my money!
People’s dignity, respect for the differences in cultural views and beliefs systems have to be taken into consideration when making policy. Otherwise you will be sowing hatred and scorn in people’s hearts. The consequences behind that attitude towards others always lead unforeseeable to disaster.
Trade wars always lead to fire fight wars.
What is a poor little country like Cuba going to do? You have certainly bit into the reverse propaganda of the socialist world. Cuba has been a socialist anti American cancer throughout the Western Hemisphere. Like Honduras, Nicaragua, Bolivia, El Salvador and yes the model for all of them, Venezuela. All of that influence backed by the Russians. They have you believing all this BS about America. I am from Central America and have travelled all over Latin America and Cuba. Do us a favor and stay in Cuba next time buddy. Email us back in a few years.
you obviously don’t care about the Cuban dictatorship repression against the Cuban people, lack freedom of speech, association, dissidents in jail, you hate Trump so much that you ignore the horro of Cuban horrendous regime
The Trump Administration is becoming the dictator of the world. Who the hell are they to tell everyone what to do. No wonder everyone hates us. Our own CIA says that Cuba’s role militarily in Venezuela is very limited. The thought of a small poor country like Cuba colonizing a large oil rich country like Venezuela is truly comical. If the Trump Administration is going to restrict travel to Cuba for non Cuban American citizens I will proudly go there and flaunt it when I get back. I went there several times during the Bush Administration and I will do it now.
Very Good for Cuban News.