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The Biden administration is considering following Canada in barring Russian ships from U.S. ports, a government official said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
A White House spokeswoman said no decision has been made.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, Canada shut its ports to Russian-owned ships and barred them from Canadian waters.<\/p>\n
Russian-flagged ships represent a very small percentage of U.S. traffic, but barring Russian cargo from the United States would have a dramatically larger impact, the source said. It was not clear if the administration is seriously considering that more drastic step.<\/p>\n
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said earlier Wednesday that the Biden administration could take further action against Russia after the administration announced it would bar Russian airlines from U.S. airspace.<\/p>\n
“There may be other steps that would be appropriate that are within our authorities,” Buttigieg told a U.S. Senate panel. “There are a number of things with regard to infrastructure and certainly with regard to travel that we need to look at as a way to make good on our commitment to support the Ukrainian people.”<\/p>\n
Asked by Reuters after the hearing if the United States could follow Canada’s action, Buttigieg said: “There are lots of things on the table. I can’t share anything right now by way of news on that.”
Buttigieg disclosed he had a conversation on Tuesday with the Ukrainian minister of infrastructure and Ukraine’s ambassador to Washington.<\/p>\n
Buttigieg said the United States is not just talking to Ukraine, but also to Canada and other countries “to make sure there is a consistent flow of information about what different countries are considering. Obviously, these measures have different impacts.”<\/p>\n
Buttigieg said Ukrainian officials had asked the United States to impose the ban. President Joe Biden announced the ban during his State of the Union address Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
(Reporting by David Shepardson, Editing by Franklin Paul and Leslie Adler)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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