Trump: US maintains sanctions against Cuba and Venezuela until freedoms are restored.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the US will maintain sanctions against Cuba and Venezuela until both countries restore political and religious freedoms; "We are confronting rogue regimes from Iran to North Korea, and we are challenging the communist dictatorship of Cuba and the socialist oppression of Venezuela," Trump said at a conference of conservative politicians.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the US will maintain sanctions against Cuba and Venezuela until the two countries restore political and religious freedoms.
"We are confronting rogue regimes from Iran to North Korea, and we are challenging the communist dictatorship of Cuba and the socialist oppression of Venezuela," Trump said at a conference of conservative politicians.
"And we will not lift sanctions against these repressive regimes until they restore political and religious freedom to their populations."