The U.S. Department of State imposed blocking sanctions on 6 individuals (4 based in Cuba, 1 in Russia, 1 in China) and 5 entities (all based in Cuba) under its CUBA-EO14404 sanctions program for facilitating the Cuban regime's procurement of military equipment from abroad on behalf of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) and security forces. The designated entities are state-owned enterprises operating in machinery/equipment trade, defense, and vehicle maintenance sectors, targeted for their role as key nodes in Havana's arms-import and foreign military cooperation network, with the individuals abroad reflecting the regime's overseas procurement presence.