President Trump gave a speech at an event memorializing veterans of the Bay of Pigs operation.
Trump stated that the U.S. will not lift current sanctions until the Cuban regime grants certain freedoms to its people, and Vice President Mike Pence announced that the administration is drafting new sanctions against the regime to be levied in the near future. The new sanctions will prohibit US travelers from staying at properties owned by the Cuban government, as well as further restricting the import of Cuban alcohol and tobacco.
“We will not lift sanctions until all political prisoners are freed, freedoms of assembly are respected, all political parties are legalized, and free elections are scheduled,” Trump said.
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