mo4ch:>‘Divide & conquer’ in action as Bolton hails sanctions for ‘severing ties’ between Cuba & Venezuela | Mo4ch News

US President Donald Trump’s national security hawk John Bolton has vowed to “sever ties” between Havana and Caracas with sanctions on oil and other exports after an Italian oil shipping firm folded under pressure.The US State Department has lifted sanctions from the Italy-based PB Tankers oil shipping company, commending it for taking steps to “ensure that its vessels no longer were complicit in supporting the former Maduro regime.”The company was sanctioned in April along with three others, accused by the US of aiding Maduro government by transporting oil from Venezuela, including to Cuba. The inclusion on the list came like a bolt out of the blue to PB Tankers, which said it was “shocked and concerned” by the development, while pledging to comply with the demands.Also on rt.comUS cracking down on tourism, remittances and banking in Cuba sanctions push – BoltonWhile the Italian firm caved in to the US' browbeating, Washington slapped sanctions on Cubametales, a Cuban state-run co…