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On the recordDecember 7, 2021
We have a moral obligation and a legal obligation to our NATO allies if they were to attack under Article 5, it's a sacred obligation. That obligation does not extend to NATO, I mean to Ukraine. If in fact, he invades Ukraine, there will be severe consequences -- severe consequences, economic consequences like he's ever seen, or ever have been seen.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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President Biden discusses the U.S. obligations to NATO allies and warns of severe economic consequences for Russia if it invades Ukraine.

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