(Archived document, may contain errors) 1029 March 23, 1995 A BLUEPRINT FORA FREE CUBA I NTRODUCTION congress is considering legislation to help end President Fidel Castros stranglehold on the Cuban people. The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, sponsored by Senator Jesse Helms (R-N.C and Representative Dan Burton R-IN) would tighte n the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba, penalize buyers of illegally confiscated American property in Cuba, and withhold economic assistance until Cuba establishes a transitional government.
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On 2 March 2021, the United States and European Union ( EU ) imposed coordinated sanctions in response to the poisoning and imprisonment of Russian opposition politician Aleksey Navalny (and the related US determination that Russia has used chemical weapons). The US Treasury Department s Office of Foreign Assets Control ( OFAC ) designated seven Russian government officials, confirming that its action complemented the EU s designations of four Russian officials on the same day. The US State Department imposed a variety of financial sanctions and export restrictions on Russia, while the US Department of Commerce announced that it is adding 14 entities to the Entity List.