The U.S. Senate approved on Tuesday legislation to bar imports of Russian uranium, as the United States continues to seek to disrupt Russia's efforts in its war against Ukraine.

The U.S. needlessly suffers from a near complete import reliance for uranium and in recent years that deficit has been fed in large part by imports from Russia and its former satellites,” said Rich Nolan,

The U.S. Senate unanimously voted to adopt a bill banning the import of enriched uranium from Russia on the evening of April 30, before the document was sent to President Joe Biden for signature, Bloomberg reported.