‘It is going to be a disaster for Russia if they further invade Ukraine,’ President Joe Biden said and added that his team have prepared a broad set of sanctions and other economic penalties to impose on Russia in the event of an invasion
Biden suggests smaller penalty for 'minor incursion' by RussiaWASHINGTON/KYIV, Jan 19 - U.S. President Joe Biden predicted on Wednesday that Russia will make a move on Ukraine, saying Russia would pay dearly for a full-scale invasion but suggesting there could be a lower cost for a "minor incursion."
Shortly after the nearly two-hour news conference ended, the White House stressed any Russian military move into Ukraine would elicit a tough response. Biden and his team have prepared a broad set of sanctions and other economic penalties to impose on Russia in the event of an invasion and the U.S. president said Russian companies could lose the ability to use the U.S. dollar.
Biden said Putin had asked him for guarantees on two issues: that Ukraine would never join NATO and that "strategic" or nuclear weapons never be stationed on Ukrainian soil.
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