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US State Department spokesman Ned Price said Wednesday that the Treasury Department is "exploring" sanctions against "Cuban officials responsible for violence, oppression and human rights violations against them. peaceful protesters. "
Price said that "I was not in a position to detail now what the possible sanctions would be like, what authorities we could use, but we are certainly looking for ways in which we can hold the Cuban regime officials responsible for what we have seen", but He added that the administration "is confident that there is more room" for additional sanctions.
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“There are extensive sanctions imposed against Cuba, of course, with humanitarian exceptions and tools that we can use to ensure that much-needed humanitarian supplies can reach the Cuban people, but we are confident that we have policy tools available to include sanctions that could be applied. against specific people who may be responsible for some of what we have seen, ”he said.
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