Cuban Foreign Minister refutes US claims of "no punitive measures" against Cuba.

Sina Finance reported on March 31st that Cuban Foreign Minister Rodriguez sharply refuted the US government's claim on social media that "no punitive measures have been taken against Cuba". Rodriguez questioned, if economic blockade is not a punitive measure, then what is it? If threatening to export fuel to Cuba is not a punitive measure, then what is it? Restrictions on Cuba's financial transactions in any country, restrictions on merchant ships that have previously docked at Cuban ports, and the prohibition of Americans from traveling to Cuba, what are these considered? Rodriguez also asked, what is the purpose of selective and arbitrary lists such as "countries that support terrorism"? Pressuring governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to abandon medical cooperation projects with Cuba, thereby depriving Cuba of legitimate income, is this not a real punitive measure? According to the US State Department's official website, US Secretary of State Rubio stated in a media interview on the 30th that the US "has not taken any punitive measures against Cuba". After the victory of the Cuban Revolution in 1959, the US government adopted a hostile policy towards Cuba. In 1962, the US imposed economic, financial blockade, and trade sanctions on Cuba. In January 2021, the US included Cuba on the "list of countries supporting terrorism". After launching a large-scale military attack on Venezuela earlier this year, the US further increased pressure on Cuba, including implementing a new round of oil restrictions.