Russia slams US policy on Cuba

Moscow: Russia’s foreign ministry on Sunday said it regretted US President Donald Trump’s policy reversal on Cuba, calling it reminiscent of the Cold War era. “The new line towards Cuba announced by US President Donald Trump takes us back to already half-forgotten rhetoric in the style of the Cold War,” the ministry said on its website. Mr Trump vowed on Friday to overhaul his predecessor Mr Barack Obama’s deal to restore ties with Cuba, promising instead to support the Cuban people against Raul Castro’s government. Moscow said Mr Trump’s policy changes showed that “anti- Cuban discourse is still widely in demand. This cannot but cause regret.” It said that easing of sanctions under Mr Obama was a “well-thoughtout political decision.”