the imperative for the President is going to be not only to address the situation in Ukraine and offer some assurance to the American people, that he has sound leadership and is guiding the situation with strength as he deals with…

Who in the Lord's named does Putin think gives him a right to declare new so-called countries on territory that belong to his neighbors. This is a flagrant violation of international law and it demands a firm response from the…

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

He said it will be a black woman.

Who in the lord`s name does Putin think gives him the right to declare new so-called countries on territory that belonged to his neighbors?

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 and equipment already stationed in Europe to strengthen our Baltic allies, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Defending freedom will have costs for us as well, here at home. We need to be honest about that. But as we will do -- but as we do this, I`m going to take robust action and make sure the pain of our sanctions is targeted at the Russian…

If you went up against Russia there, which is in Ukraine, which is not a member of NATO, does not have Article 5 treaty protection, that he’s not going to send American troops, men and women, in to rescue Americans who don’t come out and…

That`s a judgment for him to make and the determination as to whether or not -- I`ve spoken with Zelensky a dozen times, maybe more, I don`t know. And it`s -- in the pursuit of a diplomatic solution, it may not be -- it maybe be the wise…

As of this moment, I’m convinced he’s made the decision. We have reason to believe that.

If Russia pursues its plans, it will be responsible for a catastrophic and needless war of choice.

No, until he does, diplomacy is always a possibility.

Russia has a choice between war and all the suffering it will bring or diplomacy that will make a future safer for everyone.

The American people are united. Europe is united. The transatlantic community is united. Our political parties in this country are united. The entire free world is united. Russia has a choice between war and all the suffering it will bring…

Make no mistake. If Russia pursues his plans, it will be responsible for catastrophic and needless war of choice. The United States and our allies are prepared to defend every inch of NATO territory from any threat to our collective…

We have reasonable reason to believe that Russian forces are planning to and intend to attack Ukraine in the coming week, in the coming days. We believe that they will target Ukraine's capital Kyiv, a city of 2.8 million innocent people.

It is not too late to de-escalate and return to the negotiating table. Last night, Russia agreed that Secretary of State Blinken and Foreign Minister Lavrov should meet on February 24th, February 24th in Europe. But if Russia takes…

the United States and our allies and partners will support the Ukrainian people. We will hold Russia accountable for its actions. The West is united and resolved.

a catastrophic and needless war in Eastern Europe.

We have reason to believe that Russian forces are planning to and intend to attack Ukraine in the coming week, in the coming days. We believe that they will target Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, a city of 2.8 million innocent people. Make no…

As of this moment, I'm convinced he's made a decision. We have reason to believe that.

We have reason to believe the Russian forces are planning to -- and intend to attack Ukraine in the coming week, in the coming days.

No. Until he does, diplomacy is always a possibility.

There is simply no evidence, these assertions. And it divides -- defies basic logic to believe the Ukrainians would choose this moment, with well over 150,000 troops arrayed on his borders to escalate a year-long conflict.