The document was published on the Federal Register website. It was signed on Tuesday, April 15, but It was officially published only on April 17.
We read in it, among others that “the policy and actions of the Russian government create a risk of violation or directly violate relations with the United States and pose a threat to US national security“.
Donald Trump extends the ban for Russian ships
The ban applies to mooring and moving to American ports of all units in any way of related with the Russian Federation.
For the first time The recipe was implemented in April 2022, the then US president Joe Biden. The goal was to strengthen international insulation Russia in response to the full -glass invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022.
Biden explained his actions, saying that no ship floating under a Russian flag, owned or served by Russian entities He will not be able to come to the US ports or access their coast.
In April 2024, Biden extended the ban. The exception is only ships that go to enter the US ports due to force majeure. In particular, it is about enabling sailors of any nationality to descend or change the crew to ensure ad hoc care or satisfy other humanitarian needs.
War in Ukraine. Trump loses patience with Putin
In March, Trump proposed A truce between Russia and Ukrainewhich Kyiv completely agreed to, while the Kremlin was ready only for a partial suspension of weapons. Since then, the Russians have been more brutally attacking Ukraine, shelling critical and civilian infrastructure objects.
According to Fox News sources, The US president realized that Vladimir Putin is delaying the suspension of weapons in Ukraine And this reason began to consider the tightening of sanctions against Russia. It may be especially about imposing new sanctions on countries buying Russian oil.