The Trump administration intensified its campaign to oust the governments of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, slapping a fresh set of economic sanctions on the three leftist-ruled countries.
J.R."Johnny" Lopez de la Cruz, left, president of the Bay of Pigs Veterans Assn. Brigade 2506, welcomes national security advisor John Bolton to an event Wednesday in Coral Gables, Fla. VenezuelaJohn Bolton, President Trump’s national security advisor, said several banks, companies and individuals from the three countries will be added to an ever-growing blacklist that bars them from doing business with U.S. citizens or firms.
Those added to the list Wednesday included five Cuban entities that Bolton said were tied to military or intelligence services, among them the Aerogaviota airline. More than 200 other Cuban entities already are under U.S. sanctions. The Central Bank of Venezuela will be blacklisted, Bolton said, as part of a broader effort to cripple that country’s economy and force President Nicolas Maduro from office. Maduro appears firmly entrenched in power despite the U.S. policy.
In Nicaragua, Laureano Ortega was sanctioned, joining his parents, President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo. Bolton said the younger Ortega was being groomed to take over for his father and was using a government position to embezzle money. By relaxing pressure on Cuba, Bolton argued, Obama gave then-President Raul Castro maneuvering room to begin penetrating Venezuela, where Cuban agents now help prop up Maduro.
In addition to attacking the political and economic systems in Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, Bolton’s comments fit in to White House attempts to paint Democrats, especially those running for president, as socialists.
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