Juan Carlos EspinosaMexico – Jun 03, 2026 – 11:19CESTShare on WhatsappShare on FacebookShare on TwitterDesplegar Redes SocialesPrefer EL PAÍS on GoogleCompartir:WhatsappFacebookTwitterBlueskyLinkedinCopy linkThe clock keeps ticking. The United States waits patiently after its latest checkmate against Cuba. The move has shaken a country that is already held together by pins, plunged into a severe crisis that has only worsened this year as economic strangulation by Washington intensifies. And all of this is unfolding in the shadow of a possible military intervention. Adding to this climate of extreme tension is an ultimatum: Friday, June 5, 2026. That is the date when a White House executive order of May 1 will take effect. The order threatens to freeze the assets on U.S. soil of any foreign companies or individuals that are still doing business with the Cuban regime.Executive Order 14404 gives the United States a lot of leeway. It not only targets multinational corporations, it also openly challenges any person or entity that provides material or financial support to the island’s government. The threats also focus on those operating in the energy, defense, finance, mining and security sectors. The text’s ambiguity gives Washington total discretion to apply its sanctions.For the Cuban economist Pavel Vidal, the net result of the new measures will be “an almost total disconnection of Cuba from international trade and financing circuits.” In other words, the final punch to an island that had already been in free fall for years. “Foreign companies that previously could assume certain risks may now prefer to withdraw to avoid problems with the United States. This affects what remained of imports, payments, insurance, maritime transportation and foreign investment. Practically the only things left are remittances, a few trips by Cuban-Americans, private-sector imports and humanitarian aid,” he said in a phone interview.The first moves are already visible before the Friday
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