When the US intelligence community first picked up signs in the fall that Russia could be preparing a new attack on Ukraine, President Joe Biden directed his administration to act -- and fast. [Source]
The White House on Wednesday detailed a new slate of economic measures levied against Russia and its ally Belarus, blasting Belarus for "enabling (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's invasion of Ukraine."
President Joe Biden said Wednesday he was moving ahead with sanctions on the company in charge of building Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline after blocking such measures last year using a national security waiver.