US to ban Russian ships from ports in wake of Ukraine invasion
Russian-flagged ships account for less than 1% of goods arriving at American ports
President Joe Biden said on Thursday that Russian-affiliated ships will be barred from entering American ports, joining with Canada and European countries amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
"That means no ship, no ship that sails under the Russian flag or that is owned or operated by a Russian entity, will be allowed to dock in a United States port or access our shores. None," Biden said.
In his directive, Biden said, “the policies and actions of the Government of the Russian Federation to continue the premeditated, unjustified, unprovoked, and brutal war against Ukraine constitute a national emergency by reason of a disturbance or threatened disturbance of international relations of the United States.”
“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,” Biden said in a press briefing.
