The United States will ban imports of Russian oil, which will further squeeze the Russian economy.

Today, I`m announcing the quite United States is targeting the main artery of Russia`s economy. We`re banning all imports of Russian oil and gas and energy.

This is a move that has strong bipartisan support the Congress and I believe in the country. Americans have rallied support the Ukrainian people and made it clear we will not be part of subsidizing Putin`s war. There will be cost as well…

I said I would level with the American people from the beginning. And when I first spoke to this, I said defending freedom is going to cost. It`s going to cost us as well in the United States.

the Ukrainian people`s insistence on their sovereignty is completely irreconcilable with Putin`s state of mind

Today, we remain united, we remain united and our purpose, to keep pressure mounting on Putin and his war machine.

Today, I am announcing the United States is targeting the main artery of Russia's economy. We're banning all imports of Russian oil and gas and energy. That means Russian oil will no longer be accepted in U.S. ports, the American people…

Today, I`m announcing the United States is targeting the main artery of Russia`s economy. We`re banning all imports of Russian oil and gas and energy. That means Russian oil will no longer be acceptable at U.S. ports, and American people…

And I'm really so glad that just after one week of being President of the United States, Joe Biden signed this Executive order to put together a program to tackle climate change and to focus on collaboration, assess our vulnerabilities…

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.

defending democracy comes at a cost.

Russian oil will no longer be acceptable at U.S. ports and the American people will deal another powerful blow to Putin's war machine.

We continue to urge Allies and partners to contribute security assistance to Ukraine as swiftly as possible.

We have imposed severe sanctions on Russian financial institutions, oligarchs, and political leaders--including President Putin and his cronies.

We have expressed clearly and directly to the PRC the consequences of providing support to Russia as it wages its brutal war against Ukraine--committing atrocities and causing a humanitarian crisis--and flagrantly violates the principles…

Our immediate focus has been to provide Ukraine the help it needs to defend its sovereignty, protect its democratic government, and support Ukrainians seeking aid and refuge.

The message to Russia is clear. NATO is united and our commitment to Article 5 is iron clad.

We are going to shut down fossil use in this country.

One way to fight inflation is to drive down wages and make Americans poor, I think have a better idea to fight inflation. Lower your cost, not your wages.

Tonight, I say to the Russian oligarchs and the corrupt leaders who built billions of dollars off this violent regime, no more.

We are coming for their ill-begotten gains.

The United States Department of Justice is assembling a dedicated task force to go after the crimes of the Russian oligarchic. We are joining our European allies to find and seize their yachts and luxury apartments, the private jets.

He badly miscalculated. He thought he could roll into Ukraine and the world would roll over. Instead, he met with a wall of strength he never anticipated or imagined. He met the Ukrainian people.

We send an unmistakable signal to Ukraine and to the world that we, the United States of America, stand with the Ukrainian people. We stand with them. Putin is now isolated from the world more than ever and we`ll continue to aid the…

Now is the hour, our moment of responsibility, our test to resolve and conscience of history itself.