Joe Biden

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

The sanctions that we`ve proposed on all the banks as an equal consequence, may more consequence than Swift, number one. Number two, it is always an option, but right now that is not the position that the rest of Europe wishes to take.

Today, I`m authorizing the strong sanctions and new limitations on what can be exported to Russia. This is going to impose severe coast on the Russian economy, both immediately, and overtime. We have purposely designed these sanctions to…

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

This was never about a genuine security concerns on their part. It was always about naked aggression, about Putin`s desire for empire by any means necessary, by bullying Russia`s neighbors through coercion and corruption, by changing…

You heard Biden say it today. He wants more than Ukraine. We don’t know what to expect.

The President is saying he’s going to do what he can, but he can only do so much.

The President has made that final decision, as we heard from White House press secretary Jen Psaki earlier tonight, no formal offer had been made at that point.

They believe that the sanctions that the President has already authorized on the banking system in Russia, on state owned enterprises in Russia, on North Stream 2, on the oligarchs go far and above anything anybody expected that this…

Putin is the aggressor. Putin chose this war. We will limit Russia`s ability to do business in dollars, euros, pounds and yen to be part of the global economy.

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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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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…

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

There is still time to avert the worst-case scenario, that would bring on total suffering of millions of people if they move as suggested.

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.

If Russia invades, that means tanks of troops crossing the border of Ukraine again. Then -- there will be -- there will be no longer a Nord Stream 2. We will bring an end to it.