{"id":240164,"date":"2021-06-10T11:16:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T15:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=240164"},"modified":"2021-06-10T11:16:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T15:16:17","slug":"biden-administration-doesnt-seem-inclined-to-change-cuba-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba-usa\/biden-administration-doesnt-seem-inclined-to-change-cuba-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden administration doesn\u2019t seem inclined to change Cuba policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Biden administration seems to be supporting the sanctions imposed by Donald Trump against Venezuela and, by chance, Cuba.<\/span><\/p>\n

The detail came to light very discreetly in <\/span>a speech<\/span><\/a> by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken during a discussion in Congress on the budget of the State Department for the coming year, in which it is previewed there will be a cut of 7 million dollars in the program of Radio and TV Mart\u00ed. Of the current 20 million dollars, it will now be 13 million. It is the biggest cut since the radio station was created in 1985 and the television station in 1990.<\/span><\/p>\n

This does not affect another 20 million for the \u201ccivil\u201d programs to promote democracy on the island, which caused an exchange between Blinken and Congressman Mario D\u00edaz-Balart. These funds are normally distributed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).<\/span><\/p>\n