Washington (CNN) The Trump administration announced a wave of new measures Wednesday targeting Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua -- a group US National Security Adviser John Bolton previously dubbed the " troika of tyranny ." The move comes as the Trump administration attempts to ratchet up the pressure on Nicolas Maduro's regime in Venezuela and countries that they see as sustaining it. "The Cuban regime has for years exported its tactics of intimidation, repression and violence. Bolton also made it clear that the Trump administration intends to keep squeezing all three countries. Specifically, he announced new sanctions on the Central Bank of Venezuela and hit Cuba over its support for the Maduro regime.

Source: CNN April 17, 2019 15:22 UTC