Marco Rubio sanctions a company controlled by the Cuban army and another from the metallurgy sector
Marco Rubio intensified US pressure on Cuba by sanctioning two of its companies and a woman for considering they are diverting millions of dollars
With the objective of increasing the pressure of the Trump administration towards the Cuban government, Marco Rubio, secretary of state, made known through a communication a new package of sanctions this time directed at two companies and at a Cuban citizen.
According to the official, Group of Business Administration SA (GAESA), a company controlled by the Cuban army, has been getting richer while the majority of the people who live in the island remain immersed in poverty.
“While the Cuban people suffer hunger, diseases and a chronic lack of investment in critical infrastructures like their network and electricity, a large part of the income from GAESA activities is diverted to hidden bank accounts abroad,” he indicated.
The Department of State (DOS) claims to have data that allegedly demonstrates how said organization controls about 40% of the Cuban economy and probably possesses up to $20,000 million in illicit assets.
Hence it is that they determined to sanction Ania Guillermina Lastres Morera, brigade general who, since July 2022, took the reins of the c business glomerate of Cuba after the death of Luis Alberto Rodríguez López-Calleja, ex-son-in-law of Raúl Castro and architect of the emporium for 26 years.
The controversial of the matter is that Adys Lastres Morera, sister of Ania, has resided since January 2023 in Florida, where she runs some companies those real estate agencies; while Ani Rodríguez Lastres, her daughter lives in Panama working for the international port sector.
With regard to the latter, some investigations suggest that,in addition to being the owner of several apartments in Panama, it owns 75% of the shares in Allicom Limited, a company registered in the United Kingdom.
The DOS also sanctioned the company Moa Nickel SA (MNSA), which operates in Cuba's metals and mining sector.
The argument is that it exploits the natural resources of the island to benefit the regime.
From the perspective of the Cuban government, Washington's objective is to strain the environment on the island to cause the removal of president Miguel Díaz-Canel.
And if this doesn't occur through said way, a hypothetical medium term military intervention is not ruled out.