Biden Bans Iconic Russian Imports, Calls for Trade Downgrade
- U.S. bars imports of Russian vodka, caviar, diamonds
- Pelosi says House to act next week on trade status bill
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President Joe Biden said he would ban imports of Russian vodka, caviar and diamonds and called on U.S. lawmakers to join Western allies in revoking the country’s preferential trade status following the Ukraine invasion.
Downgrading Russia’s trade status “is going to make it harder for Russia to do business with the United States,” Biden said in remarks at the White House, adding that it would “be another crushing blow to the Russian economy.”