statement that also condemned "mass detentions and sham trials".
"The United States will continue to sanction individuals responsible for oppression of the Cuban people," he said.
It comes after thousands of people
took to the streets of Havana and other cities for anti-government demonstrations earlier this month to protest about food shortages and high prices, as well as the handling of the COVID pandemic.
Mr Biden has been facing calls from the Cuban expats and politicians to show more support for the most significant protests on the communist island in years.
Alvaro Lopez Miera, a military and political leader, and the Interior Ministry Special Brigade are the subject of the latest sanctions.