Joseph Biden actually said...

"Further Russian assault in Ukraine remains a severe threat in the days ahead. Nonetheless, there is still time to avert the worst-case scenario that will bring untold suffering to millions of people i..."

"I`m going to take robust action and make sure the pain of our sanctions is targeted at a Russian economy, not ours. I want to limit the pain the American people are feeling at the gas pump. This is cr..."

"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 c..."

"We're implementing full blocking sanctions on two large Russian financial institutions VEB, and their military bank. We're implementing comprehensive sanctions on Russian sovereign debt."