US bans Russian alcohol, diamond, and seafood imports.
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US President Joe Biden, during his speech at the White House on Friday, 11 March, significantly scaled down the country's trade relations with Russia by and banning Russian alcohol, diamond, and seafood imports.
Biden said he will ask Congress to strip Russia of its “most-favoured-nation” status.
“He [Russian President Vladimir Putin] hoped to dominate Ukraine without a fight, he failed,” Biden asserted, adding that Putin also failed in his alleged attempt to "fracture" the transatlantic alliance.
Around 60 percent of the States' imports from Russia were affected after the first sanctions on Russian gas, coal, and oil.
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