The Russian military has begun a brutal assault on the people of Ukraine without provocation, without justification, without necessity.

He has much larger ambitions than Ukraine. He wants to, in fact, reestablish the former Soviet Union. That`s what this is about.

This is going to impose severe cost on the Russian economy both immediately and over time. We have purposely designed these sanctions to maximize the long term impact on Russia.

It’s not a bluff; it’s on the table.

As I made crystal clear, the United States will defend every inch of NATO territory with the full force of American power.

we will judge our next response based on how Putin proceeds.

The prayers of the entire world are with the people of Ukraine tonight as they suffer and unprovoked and unjustified attacked by Russian military forces. President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of…

Putin is the aggressor. Putin chose this war, and now, he and his country will bear the consequences.

the thoughts and prayers of the entire world were with the people of Ukraine.

Putin is not just going after Ukraine... he is going after rebuilding and restoring the entire Soviet Empire, not just Ukraine.

it is Putin, who has chosen to make an unprovoked and unjustified attack, that this is Putin who is the alone responsible for death and destruction that this attack will bring.

the White House says it will have a Supreme Court nominee by the end of the month, which is Monday.

So, today, I`m announcing the first tranche of sanctions to impose costs on Russia in response to their actions yesterday. These have been closely coordinated with our allies and partners, and we`ll continue to escalate sanctions if Russia…

I have authorized additional movements of U.S. forces in equipment already stationed in Europe to strengthen our Baltic Allies, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Let me be clear, these are totally defensive moves on our part. We have no…

We're implementing full blocking sanctions on two large Russian financial institutions VEB, and their military bank. We're implementing comprehensive sanctions on Russian sovereign debt.

We`re implementing full blocking sanctions on two large Russian financial institutions, VEB and their military bank. We are implementing comprehensive sanctions on Russians sovereign debt.

None of us should be fooled. None of us will be fooled. There is no justification.

I`m going to take robust action and make sure the pain of our sanctions is targeted at a Russian economy, not ours. I want to limit the pain the American people are feeling at the gas pump. This is critical to me.