The United States announced sanctions against the President of Cuba, and the Cuban Foreign Minister responded.

Reference News Network, July 12 report - According to AFP, on July 11, the United States announced unprecedented sanctions against the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel.

According to the report, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio stated on X that visa restrictions would be imposed on Díaz-Canel. Other "figures of the Cuban regime" subjected to sanctions include the Minister of Defense and the Minister of Interior.

The U.S. Department of State stated in a statement that the Cuban president and senior officials were sanctioned for their involvement in so-called "human rights violations."

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez stated on X: "The United States can impose travel sanctions on revolutionary leaders and maintain its ruthless economic sanctions against Cuba, but it cannot make the will of the Cuban people or its leaders submit." (Translated by Lu Longjun)

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