US President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian seafood, vodka and diamonds, as Washington tightened sanctions against the Kremlin.
The ban targets goods from “several signature sectors of the Russian economy,” Biden said in a speech at the White House.
He also announced that the United States and its allies will strip Russia of the status guaranteeing equal treatment between international trade partners.
“The United States and our allies and partners continue in lockstep to ramp up the economic pressures on Putin and to further isolate Russia on the global stage,” Biden said at the White House in announcing the move to be taken jointly with NATO allies, the G7 and European Union, AlJazeera reports.
