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Invasion according to joe biden. >> if we listen to his speech last night, many of you did i know, he is setting up irrational to go much further. this is the beginning of a russian invasion of ukraine, as he indicated, and asked permission to be able to do. >> so today, in response to what he called the beginning of a russian invasion of ukraine, president biden announced a first round of sanctions against russia. >> we are implementing full blocking sanctions on two large russian financial ins...

White house reporter jasmine wright joining me from washington. jasmine, to you first. explain the new u.s. sanctions against russia and what is still being kept back. >> reporter: well, these are first steps for president biden. they say an effort to both punish russia for its current actions but also to deter russia from committing anymore aggressive actions in ukraine. this is a first tranche, something that president biden said earlier today. i want to read you a portion of these sanctions a...

And building a response that would have massive consequences for russia. russia has clearly chosen to reject diplomacy and dialogue and instead to pursue aggression. as a consequence, we have started to have the severe consequences that we said would follow. today, faced with the beginning of russias invasion of ukraine, we started high and well stay high. the sanctions that weve already announced go well beyond what we did. veb and the military bank. they hold more than $80 billion in assets. t...

Unity, clarity, and conviction. ill probably have more to say about this as it moves on. im hoping diplomacy is still available. thank you all very much. >> president biden there announcing what he calls the first tranche of sanctions in response to russias actions there along the border and in ukraine now, announcing a full blocking sanctions for two banks there, cutting off russia from western financing as well. lets bring in the full panel, were adding chief political analyst gloria borger to...

States. so today, i am announcing first traunz sanctions to impost costs on russia. and response to their actions yesterday. these have been clothesly coordinated with our allies and partners who will continue to escalate sanctions if russia escalates. we implementing if you recall blocking sanctions. knowledge two institutions. the eb and military banks. we sanctions on russian sovereign debt. that means we cut off russias government from western financing. it can no longer raise money from the...

>> today, in response to what he called the beginning of a russian invasion of ukraine, president biden announced a first round of sanctions against russia. >> were implementing full blocking sanctions on two large russian financial institutions. the e b, and their military bank. we are implementing sanctions on russian sovereign debt. that means weve cut off russians government from russian -- western financing. they can no longer raise money from the west, and cannot trade in its new debt on o...

Welcome to "the lead." president biden announcing a series of new economic sanctions against russia after what biden calls vladimir putins flagrant violation of international law. the sanctions target two of russias main financial institutions, and russian elites and their family members who are close to the kremlin. president biden saying he is moving in to cut russias government off from western financing. all this in response to putin officially recognizing as independent territories two part...

In the days ahead. if russia proceeds, it is russia and russia alone that bears the responsibility. >> none of us will be fooled, maybe except for the two people weve been talking about. the sanctions announced by biden target large russian financial institutions and moscows sovereign debt, cutting off the country from western financing. they also focus on five wealthy russian elites and their family members but do not go after putin directly. the president also said he was moving additional u.s...

Lithuania and latvia. 800 personnel will move from italy to the baltics. eight f-35 strikers from germany to the eastern flank, 20 apache helicopters and 12 apaches from greece to poland. putin has mentioned poland and lithuania. biden announced sanctions to target oligarchs and their families to squeeze putin. he said putin can reverse course if he halts this invasion. >> were implementing full sanctions on two large russian financial institutions. veb and their military bank. were implementing...

Ruhle starts us host on the 11th hour next wednesday, march 2nd. but for tonight, that is our broadcast for this tuesday, with our thanks for being with us. on behalf of all of my colleagues at the networks of nbc news goodnight nbc news goodn ight >> tonight on all in -- >> none of us should be fooled. none of us will be fooled. there is no justification. >> the u.s. takes action against russia for what the president is calling an invasion of ukraine. >> as we cut off russias government from we...