The Trump Administration is interested in increasing their crackdown on
Cuba, in part because of their ties to Venezuela, and in part because of
Trump’s general move against the “3 stooges of socialism.”
This involves sanctions moving against foreign companies that do
business within Cuba, and allowing US lawsuits against them. This has
angered Canada, as well as several EU countries who have interests
within Cuba.
Spanish officials were quick to push for the EU to challenge the US effort, saying they are determined to defend their long-standing investments in Cuba’s tourism industry. France’s Finance Minister confirmed that the EU would react and impose retaliatory sanctions against the US.
Britain also vowed to back the EU in any move against the US sanctions, saying that they have been rejected by the EU and are in violation of international law.
Russian officials also issued a statement saying they consider the
latest US sanctions against Cuba and Venezuela to be illegal, and
promised to do whatever they need to to support their allies in those
nations.
Europe to Resist US Sanctions on Firms That Do Business With Cuba
Nations reject US threats to move against foreign companies
Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.
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