Trump administration sanctions Cuba’s national oil company, blasts Castros

The United States has levied additional sanctions against Cuba's state-owned oil and gas company, Union Cuba-Petroleo. The sanctions target the company, which US Secretary of State describes as a tool for Cuba's "repressive security apparatus". The move is part of a pressure campaign to restrict fuel on the island, following a decades-long trade embargo. The sanctions freeze any US-based assets Union Cuba-Petroleo may have and are expected to heighten Cuba's energy crisis.