Cuba has said new restrictive measures announced by US National Security Advisor John Bolton will not make Havana give up its policies on the international arena. <br />''<br />''Speaking to reporters in Havana,  the Cuban Foreign Ministry's Director General for US Affairs Carlos Fernandez de Cassio said, the measures announced by the US will not prevent Cuba from continuing to build a prosperous socialist and democratic society in accordance with the will of the Cuban people. <br />''<br />''He said, the aggressive actions are aimed at getting dividends for the Republican Party in the midterm elections.       <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The US severed diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1961 when US property on the island was nationalized. After that, Washington imposed a trade and economic embargo on Cuba.</span><br />