What President Biden would rather leave unsaid are the reasons why we can’t fully cut Russia off from the system that makes global commerce go. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE W hen the news broke Saturday night that the Biden administration and
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Kayleigh McEnany, Pete Hegseth burn Biden for backpedaling on Russia sanctions: He is ‘simply not with it' – Fox News
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Biden expressed in a briefing Friday that sanctions imposed on Russia were never meant to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin which raised the eyebrows of former White House press secretary Kayleigh
Biden’s Missed Opportunity on Russian-Invasion Sanctions
The president is working his way up the escalation ladder, but not quickly enough. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE F or months, the White House pledged that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be met with crippling economic sanctions intended to isolate
Psaki: Biden Claim That No One Expected Sanctions to Prevent Russian Invasion Was ‘Not Exactly What He Meant’
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds a press briefing on the U.S. response after Russia launched a military operation against Ukraine at the White House in Washington, D.C., February 24, 2022. (Leah Millis/Reuters) White House press secretary Jen Psaki
UK, Canada announce new sanctions on Russia
The UK will impose its “largest ever” set of economic sanctions on Russia, including pushing to end Russia’s use of the Swift international payment systems, freezing assets of all major Russian banks, limiting cash held by Russian nationals in UK
Biden announces new sanctions against Russia, calls Putin ‘aggressor’
“This is going to impose severe cost on the Russian economy, both immediately and over time. We have purposefully designed these sanctions to maximize a long-term impact on Russia and to minimize the impact on the United States and our allies,” he said. The United States is not
Russia promises strong response to US sanctions
“There should be no doubts – the sanctions will result in a strong response, not necessarily symmetric, but well-calculated and painful for the American side,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. Moscow also stressed that the American sanctions policy
US sanctions company behind Nord Stream 2
“Today, I have directed my administration to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG and its corporate officers. These steps are another piece of our initial tranche of sanctions in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine,” Biden said in a
Biden slaps sanctions on Nord Stream 2 pipeline firm months after waiver
President Biden announced Wednesday the US would impose sanctions on the Russian-owned company behind the construction of the controversial Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline linking Russia and Germany following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. In a statement, Biden described the sanctions as
What Sanctions against Russia Can Do — and What They Can’t
Financial pressure won’t stop Putin in the short term. But it’s vital to winning the long war against Russian revanchism. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE V ladimir Putin’s renewed assault on Ukraine’s sovereignty has intensified calls for democratic governments to target the Russian
Psaki Says Americans Should Expect Higher Gas Prices following Sanctions
White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., February 22, 2022. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Following President Biden’s announcement of a punitive sanctions package against Russia as retaliation for its creeping incursion
3 more countries impose sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
The U.S., the United Kingdom and European Union have all issued sanctions against Russia in reaction to Putin’s recognition of Luhansk and Donetsk, two regions controlled by Russian-backed separatists, as independent states. Putin has also ordered Russia to move into
EU imposes sanctions against Russian individuals and entities
All members of Russia’s Duma, parliament’s lower house, will be hit with EU sanctions, which typically involve travel bans and asset freezes. “This package of sanctions that has been approved by unanimity by the member states will hurt Russia, and
UK slaps sanctions against Russian banks, individuals over Ukraine
“This is the first tranche, the first barrage of what we are prepared to do,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson told parliament. “Any assets they hold in the UK will be frozen and the individuals concerned will be banned from travelling
Russia facing new sanctions after Putin recognizes breakaway regions
MOSCOW/DONETSK, Feb 22 – The United States and its European allies are poised to announce harsh new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday after President Vladimir Putin formally recognized two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, escalating a security crisis on the continent. The Ukrainian