US sanctions Cuba's Beijing military representative over China procurement

The United States has imposed sanctions on Cuba's senior military representative in Beijing, Waldo Perez Cortes, and several other Cuban nationals and entities. These measures are a response to accusations that they procured military equipment from China and Russia for Cuba's armed forces. The US Treasury Department added these individuals and entities to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list, aiming to restrict their access to the US financial system. AI

RANK_REASON Regulatory action by a major government against a foreign national and entities. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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• Beijing
• China
• Cuba
• Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces
• Prensa Latina
• Russia
• Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list
• United States
• United States Department of State
• United States Department of the Treasury
• Waldo Perez Cortes

• policy

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