Moscow Condemns Washington Expanding Sanctions Against Cuba - Foreign Ministry

Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published November 19, 2018 | 08:36 PM

Moscow condemns the expansion of Washington's sanctions against Cuba as they only create new obstacles for the development of the country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 19th November, 2018) Moscow condemns the expansion of Washington's sanctions against Cuba as they only create new obstacles for the development of the country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday.

On Thursday, the US State Department updated its list of entities in Cuba that are under US sanctions forbidding US businesses and citizens to have direct financial transactions with these organizations.

"We strongly condemn this measure. We have to note yet again that the United States, carrying out its policy of heightened pressure on Havana, is thus creating additional obstacles for the gradual socioeconomic development of Cuba in the context of the changes ongoing in the country," the ministry said in a statement.