Cuba accuses Rubio of tightening the US economic and energy blockade after Cupet sanction

Cuba's government on Thursday accused US Secretary of State Marco Rubio of "further reinforcing" the economic and energy siege against the island, after Washington sanctioned the state company Unión Cuba-Petróleo (Cupet), which handles crude extraction, refining and production.

Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez charged that Rubio resorts to "usual vulgar lies" to justify the measure. ...