“I came to the conclusion that the increase ... of duty rates up to 35% ad valorem (according to the price) on some other products of the Russian Federation, the import of which was not banned, is justified and meets the foreign policy interests of the United States,” RIA Novosti quotes the text of Biden’s signature proclamations.
Earlier, the White House said that Washington would impose visa restrictions on about 500 Russian officials.
The United States will also ban companies supporting Russia from access to American technology.