This is a step that we're taking, to inflict further pain on Putin. But there will be costs, as well, here, in the United States.
Joe Biden: “This is a step that we're taking, to inflict further pain on Putin. But there will be costs, as well, here, in the…”
On the recordMarch 7, 2022
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President Biden discusses the decision to ban U.S. imports of Russian oil and gas as a measure to pressure Putin.
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