Biden Announces Sanctions Against Russia Amid Russian ‘Invasion’ of Ukraine
Summary from the AllSides News Team
President Joe Biden announced economic sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, condemning what he said was the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Biden said the sanctions would include “comprehensive” actions against Russian debt, two Russian financial institutions, and individuals tied to Russian President Vladimir Putin. On Monday, Putin ordered troops to conduct “peacekeeping” operations in the separatist-contested Donetsk and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine. That evening, a senior White House official told reporters that Monday’s sanctions against the contested regions were in response to Russia’s recognition of their “independence,” not Russia’s troop movements. On Tuesday, the European Union agreed to impose a smaller first round of sanctions against Russia. Additionally, Germany halted certification of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which would have transported Russian natural gas to Europe.
Coverage of Russia and Ukraine was widespread and prominently featured across the spectrum on Tuesday, especially following Biden’s speech. The story prompted sensationalist headlines and taglines in some right-rated outlets, including “Biden Slaps Putin” in the New York Post (Lean Right) and “Biden Blasts Putin” in Washington Examiner (Lean Right).
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From the Left
Biden calls Putin’s actions the ‘beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.’
President Biden on Tuesday announced harsh new sanctions aimed at punishing Russia for what he called “the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine,” joining European leaders in imposing severe economic consequences for blatant violations of national sovereignty.
Speaking from the East Room of the White House, Mr. Biden condemned President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia for his aggression against Ukraine, saying that the Russian action is “a flagrant violation of international law and demands a firm response from the international community.”
From the Right
Biden addresses the country on escalating Russian aggression against Ukraine
President Joe Biden sought to deploy fiery rhetoric of his own as he addressed the country for the third time in two weeks amid Russian President Vladimir Putin's groundwork for a Ukraine invasion.
“Who in the Lord’s name does Putin think gives him the right to declare new so-called countries on territory that belongs to his neighbors?” Biden asked from the White House's East Room. "This is flagrant violation of international law."
From the Center
Biden says U.S. will sanction Russian financial firms, sovereign debt and individuals after Ukraine incursion
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Russia has begun “an invasion” of Ukraine, and he announced sweeping sanctions on the major Russian bank VEB and its military bank.
The sanctions will prohibit American financial institutions from processing transactions for VEB and its military bank. This would effectively cut the banks out of transactions involving U.S. dollars, the global reserve currency.
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