US President Donald Trump has extended a ban on Russian ships from docking at US ports, continuing a policy first put in place by former President Joe Biden in April 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine.
The decision was confirmed through an Executive Order signed on April 15 and published in the US Federal Register.
The ban, which restricts the anchorage and movement of vessels owned by or linked to Russia, has now been extended for another year.
According to the Executive Order, “The policies and actions of the government of the Russian Federation continue to constitute a national emergency because of a disturbance or threatened disturbance of international relations of the United States.”
Although mostly symbolic, since only about 1,800 Russian ships visited U.S. ports in 2021, the move adds to U.S. efforts to keep pressure on Russia through sanctions and trade limits.
The US initially implemented this step shortly after European allies and
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