The Biden Administration announced that all Russian commercial and personal ships and boats will be barred from entry into US ports as a further sanction against the Russian government for its invasion of Ukraine, Politico reports.
“This is yet another critical step we are taking in concert with our partners in the European Union, United Kingdom and Canada in further to deny Russia the benefits of the international economic system that they so enjoyed in the past,” President Joe Biden said.
The move is largely symbolic given that less than 1% of all shipping activity in the US is conducted by Russian-flagged vessels, but it will make it more difficult for Russia to obtain US made products from US distributors.