Donald Trump on Cuba: "We could open and we will close if they do not leave Venezuela"

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, suggested that the White House could reconsider the thaw of economic relations between his country and Cuba: "We could open ourselves and we will eventually close if we do not leave Venezuela".

In a telephone interview that he granted to Fox Business for the program Trish Reagan Primetime, the president said that "With the right moves, Cuba could do very well", alluding to the fact that Havana should abandon all interference on Venezuelan territory in favor of Nicolás Maduro.

"You hear all kinds of rumors," said Trump. "I hear rumors about Russia and a lot about Cuba. And we will apply an embargo and very severe sanctions in Cuba. It depends on what happens. They also have a lot at stakebecause they do not explode prosperity, they do not do well. "

But for that, Havana should stop attending Maduro. Trump said that during this time, at Cuba expects a "very tough embargo" and that its application "will depend on what happens".

The President reiterated his threat expressed for the first time Tuesday of intensify the embargo against Cuba and impose sanctions "at the highest level".

"If Cuban troops and militias do not stop immediately their military and other operations with the aim of causing the death and destruction of Venezuela's Constitution, Cuba will be imposed a complete embargo, with sanctions of the highest levelhe tweeted.

The government estimates that in Venezuela about 25,000 Cubans are in post.e supposedly act in the intelligence and military structure of the Caribbean country, which Cuba denied by accusing Washington of "blatantly lying." According to Washington, while Maduro is still in power, it is partly thanks to this support from Havana.

Shortly after taking office, Trump reversed the process of opening between the United States and Cuba that his predecessor had promoted, Barack Obama, next to then Cuban leader, Raúl Castro.

The White House recently announced that she limit remittances that can be sent to the island at "USD 1,000 per person per quarter", and the State Department confirmed that it was considering eliminating some of the twelve categories that allow Americans to legally travel on the island.

In addition, the White House will allow from tomorrow the lawsuits brought before national courts against multinational corporations operating on land or buildings expropriated in Cuba after the 1959 revolution, adding uncertainty to investment and trade with the island.