said russian president vladimir putin, quote, will pay a heavy price if russia invades ukraine. this comes after yesterday when he suggested there could be fewer consequences if russia stages a, quote, minor incursion. we'll talk to the white house press secretary jen psaki about all of this in a moment but first we'll start off with the fall out. >> i've been absolutely clear with president putin. he has no misunderstanding. if any, any assembled russian units move across the ukrainian border, that is an invasion. >> president biden opening his second year in office today with a blunt message for russia. in an urgent act of clarifying and cleanup. >> let there be no doubt at all if putin makes this choice russia will pay a heavy price. >> reporter: the white house scrambling to clear up the impression from the president's marathon press conference on wednesday that a minor russian invasion into ukraine may not receive the full weight of retaliation by the u.s. and nato