China News Service, April 9. According to a report by CNN, the White House announced that US President Biden signed two bills on the 8th local time, suspending normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus, and suspending normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus. Imports of energy, including oil, coal and natural gas, are banned from Russia.
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According to the report, this is the latest round of sanctions imposed by the United States on Russia in response to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
White House Press Secretary Psaki made it clear on the 7th local time that Biden will sign these bills, saying that sanctions are "something the president supports" and "something called for."
On the same day, the U.S. Senate voted to suspend the normal trade relations between the United States and Russia and Belarus and impose an energy embargo on Russia.
Both bills subsequently passed the House of Representatives.
A few days ago, the Biden administration also announced new sanctions on the daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the family of Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and two of Russia's largest banks.