President Biden is expected to announce “further consequences” for Russia in a speech at the White House on Thursday afternoon.
against Russia on Tuesday after Putin moved troops into Moscow-backed breakaway regions in the eastern part of Ukraine, hoping to deter the Russian leader from launching a large-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The president warned then that more severe actions would be taken against Russia if Putin were to escalate the situation. “Russia will pay an even steeper price if it continues its aggression, including additional sanctions,” Biden said Tuesday. The initial tranche of sanctions include penalties against two Russian banks and Russian elites with close ties to Putin, and prohibited Russia from trading debt in American or European markets. The Biden administration on Wednesday also moved ahead with
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