'Who in Lord's name does Putin think gives him the right?' says Joe Biden
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"Who in the Lord's name does Putin think gives him the right to declare these new so-called countries in territories that belong to his neighbours," Biden said in an address on Tuesday.
US President Joe Biden accused Russia of starting an imminent war as Russian troops are deployed in the two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine.
In an address on Tuesday, Biden said, "Who in the Lord's name does Putin think gives him the right to declare these new so-called countries in territories that belong to his neighbours."
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Biden said that Russia's move into eastern Ukraine amounts to the "beginning of an invasion".
"Russia just announced that it is carving out a big piece of Ukraine... this is the beginning of a Russian invasion," says Joe Biden.
On Russian President Vladimir Putin's claims about Ukraine, Biden said, “None of us will be fooled."
Further, Biden announced sanctions that would effectively cut Russia off from Western financing and warned that more "severe" sanctions than the ones imposed in 2014 would be announced shortly.
