Russian oil will no longer be acceptable in U.S. ports and the American people will deal another powerful blow to Putin`s 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 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 crisis is a stark reminder, to protect our economy over the long term, we need to become energy independent.

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

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…

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

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.

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…

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.

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

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…

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…

defending democracy comes at a cost.

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

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 are going to shut down fossil use in this country.

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