Biden hits Russian trade in latest Ukraine retaliation
By Steve Holland and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Friday took new steps along with U.S. allies to punish Russia economically over its invasion of Ukraine, targeting trade and shutting down development funds while also announcing a ban on imports of Russian seafood, vodka and diamonds. Biden also criticized voices in the United States clamoring for an active U.S. military presence in Ukraine or American backing of a no-fly zone to protect Ukrainians from Russian forces. The idea that we're gonna send in offensive equipment and have planes and tanks and trains going ...