25 June, 2017
This policy shift also poses an unjustifiable risk to our national security, as further USA disengagement opens up opportunities for countries like Iran, Russia, North Korea, and China to gain influence on an island 90 miles off our coast.
Russia's Foreign Ministry slammed US President Donald Trump's decision to roll back US relations with Cuba, accusing Trump of resorting to "Cold War" rhetoric.
The Cuban officials added that Trump's restrictions and "hostile rhetoric" are "hardening the embargo" and are based on the view of a minority of Cuban Americans and not on the preference of the majority of Americans who they say would rather see the embargo lifted.
The United States will oppose actions and resolutions at the United Nations and other global forums to support Cuba and call for an end to the embargo.
But Trump has, in the past, apparently done business in Cuba - in violation of the embargo the USA had in place against the country.
Trump said his administration will expose the crimes of the Castro regime and stand with the Cuban people in their struggle for freedom.
"More importantly, as Cuba moves to reform its economy in the post-Castro era, American businesses should be present to lead by example", Marriott's statement said.
Furthermore, he said the Obama deal has done little to improve diplomatic relations or the lives of those still living under Communist control.
Trump also called Cuba a national security threat.
The "wet foot, dry foot" policy, which once let most Cuban migrants stay if they made it to USA soil but was terminated under Obama, is to remain terminated.
Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump's new policy on Cuba will strengthen Cuban citizens while undermining the country's military, The Washington Examiner reported Sunday.
Sen. Marco Rubio said Sunday President Trump's policy changes on America's relationship with Cuba were "very appropriate", and explained why the US needs to take a tougher stance when it comes to dealing with the communist country.
At the venue where Trump announced his policy changes, the president received a warm welcome from audience members.
Embassies in Havana and Washington are to remain open. And he gave Cuba some conditions if it wants to have a relationship with the United States. "Putting America first means exporting what we produce to countries across the globe".
The lengthy statement went on to strike a conciliatory tone, saying Cuba wants to continue negotiations with the United States on a variety of subjects. U.S. airlines and cruise ships will still be allowed to serve the island.
President Trump, on the other hand, has a different idea of what needs to happen with Shakur.
Who will be most impacted by the new policies? .
"Any strategy to change the political, economic and social system in Cuba, whether through pressure... or through more subtle methods, will be doomed to failure", Raul Castro's government said. For an island located just 90 miles from Key West, the United States should play an influential role in Cuban political aspirations but has failed to because of the embargo, which more contained the regime than undermined it.
