CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper February 21, 2022 21:02:00
Clarissa ward is in ukraine. jill is in moscow. let's start with mj at the white house. what can you tell us about the white house reaction to this move by vladimir putin? >> reporter: yeah. this is the first formal reaction that we've gotten from the white house in response to putin saying that it would recognize, russia would recognize the independence of these two separatist regions in eastern ukraine. the white house press secretary just released a statement saying president biden is preparing to sign a new executive order. the statement says that it would prohibit new investment, trade an...