Joseph Biden actually said...

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

"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 ..."

"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 ..."

"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..."