Ukraine lobbies U.S. officials for bans on Russia software, aviation -diplomat

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators march along the National Mall from the Lincoln Memorial to the White House during a "Stand with Ukraine" rally in Washington, U.S., February 20, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo

(Reuters) - Ukraine's government is lobbying the Biden administration to cut Russia off from U.S. software updates, to ban Russian flights, and to block the supply of goods to Russia's civil aviation industry in an effort to rally support for drastic sanctions while the Kremlin pushes deeper into Ukrainian territory.

The demands, which a Ukrainian diplomat in Washington circulated on Thursday in a brief 14-point memo to American officials, go beyond export control measures promised by the White House, which has vowed to spare Russian consumers from the brunt of sanctions.