US cracks down on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela
US National Security Advisor Bolton announces new restrictions and sanctions against the three countries.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/...192724288.html
Trump's Cuba hawks try to squeeze Havana over Venezuela role
"The troika of tyranny - Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua - is beginning to crumble," Bolton said in a hard-hitting speech near Miami, Florida on the 58th anniversary of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, in which the US attempted to overthrow the government of Cuba.
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-us...-idUKKCN1RT2DC
U.S. Treasury slaps more sanctions on Venezuela Central Bank, Nicaragua’s first family
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nat...229380084.html
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1 CHINA $23,160,000,000,000 2017 EST.
2 EUROPEAN UNION $20,850,000,000,000 2017 EST.
3 UNITED STATES $19,390,000,000,000 2017 EST.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publicat.../2001rank.html
EU says it will consider options after U.S. decision on Cuba
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will assess all options to protect its interests after the United States announced it would lift a ban on U.S. citizens filing lawsuits against foreign companies operating in Cuba, top EU officials said on Wednesday.
“The EU will consider all options at its disposal to protect its legitimate interests, including in relation to its WTO rights and through the use of the EU Blocking Statute,” EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said in a joint statement.
The 28-nation bloc has warned that it could re-launch a World Trade Organization case on the issue, while its “Blocking Statute” allows EU companies sued in the United States to recover any damages from U.S. claimants in EU courts.
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-us...-idUKKCN1RT1UB
‘Pompeo has lost his mind’: China denies US claim it's prolonging Venezuela crisis
China condemned the US secretary of state’s ‘groundless allegations’ after Pompeo criticized Beijing for backing Maduro
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...nezuela-maduro
EU, Canada reject Trump’s Cuba sanctions policy
https://www.france24.com/en/20190417...y-business-usa