US imposes new sanctions on Cuban president and some of his immediate family [SOUND]

# The US Treasury Department has imposed new economic sanctions on Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel, his wife and stepson. The son of former president Raúl Castro, Alejandro Castro Espínand, the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and other entities were also sanctioned. Last month, the US imposed sanctions ​on eleven Cuban officials, several ⁠military leaders, and its main intelligence agency. President Donald Trump has denied they are aimed at accelerating Cuba’s collapse: