Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Monday denounced US sanctions against Cuba as a “genocidal siege,” accusing Washington of imposing “collective punishment” on the Cuban people. “The collective punishment being imposed on the Cuban people is an act of genocide that should be condemned by international organizations and should lead to criminal prosecution of those promoting it,

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned Monday that a US military assault on Cuba “will cause a bloodbath with incalculable consequences” amid renewed tension between Havana and Washington.