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Joe biden press conference live1/23/2024 ![]() ![]() Until then, make sure to follow the Guardian’s live blog on the Ukraine crisis: The US politics blog will return tomorrow with more updates from Washington. “I’m hoping diplomacy is still available.” “Whatever Russia does next, we’re ready to respond with unity, clarity and conviction,” Biden said this afternoon. ![]() Meanwhile, Russian lawmakers granted Putin permission to use force outside the country, which could clear the way for a broader attack on Ukraine.“I will continue to try to work with the Biden administration and Senate Democrats to create crippling sanctions for Putin’s invasion.” “The sanctions outlined are woefully inadequate to deter Putin’s efforts to redraw the European map and dismember a neighboring democracy,” said Republican Senator Lindsey Graham. Some Republicans criticized Biden’s sanctions as an insufficient response to Russian aggression in Ukraine.“We want to send an unmistakable message though, that the United States – together with our allies – will defend every inch of Nato territory and abide by the commitments we made to Nato.” We have no intention of fighting Russia,” Biden said. “Let me be clear, these are totally defensive moves on our part. Biden is also deploying US forces and equipment to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to help fortify those countries’ defenses.“And if Russia goes further with this invasion, we stand prepared to go further as with sanctions,” Biden said. The sanctions will target Russia’s financial institutions, sovereign debt and elite families. Biden announced the first round of US sanctions against Russia in response to Putin’s military actions in Ukraine. ![]() In his speech this afternoon, Biden argued that Putin’s recognition of the two self-proclaimed territories in Luhansk and Donetsk represented “a flagrant violation of international law”. Joe Biden said the world is witnessing “ the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine”, as Vladimir Putin ordered troops into east Ukraine.That’s it from me today, after an eventful day in Washington. ![]()
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