The Trump administration says it will now allow lawsuits against foreign companies connected to properties seized from American firms during the Cuban revolution -- including Canadian businesses.
Tourists walk the streets on Revolution Square as workers hang a giant banner with a picture of Cuba's late leader Fidel Castro as a young revolutionary, from the Cuban National Library building in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016. Last Updated Wednesday, April 17, 2019 11:37AM EDT
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the decision, to take effect early next month, is rooted in Cuba's ongoing support of Nicolas Maduro's socialist government in Venezuela. Canada, its Lima Group allies and the U.S. have all called for Maduro's ouster and recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as the interim leader of the beleaguered South American country, which has been engulfed in economic and political turmoil, sparking a refugee crisis.
A European Commission spokesman said today the EU will protect firms from the continent doing business in Cuba, and said the U.S. action is contrary to international law.
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