The United States imposed sanctions against the former leader of Cuba Raul Castro

The United States imposed sanctions against the former leader of Cuba Raul Castro and his family. This was stated by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, writes Reuters. Washington accused Castro of violations of human rights and supporting the regime of Venezuela President Nicholas Maduro.

Raul Castro is the younger brother of the leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro. In the late 1950s, he took the post of Minister of the Armed Forces of Cuba. From 2006 to 2018, the state headed. Since 2011 - the leader of the ruling Communist Party of Cuba.