US hits Cuba with new sanctions targeting oil firm, Raul Castro's grandson
The US government on Thursday slapped new sanctions on Cuba in a fresh push to strangle the island's economy and deepen its multiple crises. Among those hit with sanctions are Fidel Ernesto Castro, grandson of former President Raul Castro, and Cuba's Oil Industry Supply Import Company, known as Abapet. The company is responsible for importing special equipment and spare parts needed to sustain Cuba's crumbling power grid. The sanctions aim to push Cuba's critical machinery offline and exacerbat…


