The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, his wife, three additional individuals, and several Cuban institutions and entities.

The measures include the freezing of financial assets held within the United States.

President Díaz-Canel criticized the decision, arguing that it is intended to tighten economic pressure on Cuba and fuel confrontation between the two countries, whose relations remain strained over a range of political and economic issues.