During May 1st marches, Cuba condemned U.S. sanctions as "collective punishment." This statement comes as President Donald Trump has openly considered actions against Cuba, which has faced a U.S. trade embargo since 1959.

U.S. President Donald Trump has mused about taking over Cuba, which lies 145 kilometers from Florida and has been under a nearly continuous U.S. trade embargo since Fidel Castro led a communist revolution in 1959