Obama’s third term is off to a rocky start. Only three years left folks.
Among the most important parts of Biden’s speech was his vowing that US troops would not engage Russia in Ukraine – but while also reemphasizing that the United States would defend NATO soil, at a moment additional US troops are going to Germany, and as more US fighter jets deploy to allied Baltic states to protect NATO territory.
Crucially direct sanctions on Putin himself are not currently on the table, and it’s now clear that disconnecting Russia from SWIFT is not part of the fresh measures as well. “Putin will be a pariah on the international stage,” Biden said, and warned that Russia’s allies will be “stained by association”.
“When the history of this era is written, Putin’s choice to make a totally unjustifiable war on Ukraine will have left Russia weaker and the rest of the world stronger,” Biden said.
- BIDEN IMPOSING STRONG SANCTIONS, NEW LIMITS ON RUSSIA *BIDEN: IMPACT ON U.S., ALLIES WILL BE MINIMIZED
- BIDEN: PUTIN IS THE AGRESSOR
- BIDEN: RUSSIA ABILITY TO DEAL IN YENS, EUROS TO BE LIMITED *BIDEN: SANCTIONING RUSSIA BANKS
- BIDEN: WILL BLOCK FOUR MAJOR RUSSIA BANKS *BIDEN: ADDING SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN ELITES
- BIDEN: WILL CUT OFF SOME OF RUSSIA IMPORTS
- BIDEN SAYS ESTIMATE SANCTIONS WILL CUT OFF MORE THAN HALF OF RUSSIA’S HIGH-TECH IMPORTS
- BIDEN SAYS U.S. FORCES WILL NOT FIGHT IN UKRAINE
- BIDEN: AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL FORCES TO GERMANY
- BIDEN: SWIFT ALWAYS AN OPTION, RIGHT NOW NO PLAN TO USE
- PENTAGON ORDERS ADDITIONAL DEPLOYMENT OF ABOUT 7,000 TO EUROPE
- UKRAINE HEALTH MINISTER SAYS 57 KILLED AND 169 WOUNDED TODAY
The Q&A portion with the press included this epic exchange on the US domestic impact with FOX’s correspondent: