New Delhi, May 2 -- Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Friday (local time) condemned the recently announced US sanctions on Havana as "illegal and abusive".

Taking to X, Rodriguez wrote, "We firmly reject the recent unilateral coercive measures adopted by the United States government. These actions demonstrate an intention to impose, once again, collective punishment on the Cuban people. It is no coincidence that these measures were announced on May 1, the very day that millions of Cubans take to the streets to denounce the US blockade and the energy siege."

He further said, "While the US government represses its own people in the streets, it seeks to punish ours, who are heroically resisting the US imperialism's attacks. These ...