A key takeaway from President Joe Biden's national address about Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, as Katie highlighted earlier, was that he will continue to impose sanctions, but is stopping just short of the most serious kind. The president took questions this time, though that' not so say it went well. In addition to many less-than-inspiring exchanges with reporters on the Russian leader, as Matt highlighted, Biden also made some startling points in stark contrast to claims others, including his own Secretary of State Antony Blinken, have made.
"No one expected the sanctions to prevent anything from happening. This could take time, and we have to show resolve so he knows what's coming and so the people of Russia know what he's brought on them," Pres. Biden tells @CeciliaVega about Pres. Putin. https://t.co/rOe0KWORAJ pic.twitter.com/GM8aSPHbgr
— ABC News (@ABC) February 24, 2022
