
Biden to speak on Ukraine crisis Tuesday as US official says the 'beginning of an invasion' is happening
CNN
President Joe Biden will address the Ukraine crisis Tuesday afternoon as the White House prepares to announce "significant" new sanctions on Russia while grappling with what one senior US official deemed the "beginning of an invasion" of Ukraine.
Biden is due to speak at 1:00 p.m. ET from the White House. It will be his first public appearance since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops to deploy to separatist regions of Eastern Ukraine.
How far Biden is willing to go to punish Russia for its latest actions remained uncertain ahead of his remarks. US officials have previewed a withering set of sanctions on Putin's inner circle and Russia's financial system should an assault on Ukraine move ahead.

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