this is a plea glenn denial of international law, that demands a firm response from the international community. we are implementing full blocking sanctions on two large russian financial institutions. veb and their military bank. we are putting sanctions on russia's sovereign depth. also on their elites, and their family members. if russia goes further with this invasion, we stand prepared to go further as with sanctions. >> today, germany also announced its own punitive measures putting final approval of the controversial nord stream 2 gas pipeline to russia on hold. germany's russia's largest gas customer. the european union and the united kingdom also took steps against russia today, announcing sanctions aimed at crippling russia's economy. and in washington, secretary of state anthony blinken shut down plans for a meeting this week with