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Asked whether US assessment is that Putin now has a full and clear picture of Russia’s military operations and how badly it is performing, Kate Bedingfield says she can’t say more than the fact that he was misled by his advisers on both his military and the impact of sanctions. — PolitiTweet.org

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Kate Bedingfield says the decision of lifting Title 42 is up to the CDC, but that the administration is “planning for multiple contingencies” for the expected “influx” of people coming across the border. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @amanpour: The head of Ukraine President Zelensky's office @AndriyYermak tells me that while he observes the Russians have "changed thei… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @IvanCNN: Meet Maria. She and her family survived the March 16th bombing of the Mariupol Drama Theater...where hundreds of civilians had… — PolitiTweet.org

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Clear right off the top that this is meant to be a turning-of-the-page Covid speech from President Biden. "We're now in a new moment in this pandemic," Biden says. While it isn't over, "Covid-19 no longer controls our lives," he says. — PolitiTweet.org

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White House releases this Biden-Zelensky call readout -- says in part that Zelensky updated BIden on "the status of Ukraine's negotiations with Russia" but doesn't go into more details on that front: https://t.co/hlFca0g7Kh — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @OKnox: White House Communications Director @KBeds says the US is "certainly aware" and "obviously alarmed" by news reports Ukrainian ne… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @EliStokols: Asked again about Biden's comment that Putin "cannot remain in power," @WHCommsDir says he has "no regrets" about it oversh… — PolitiTweet.org

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Both John Kirby and Kate Bedingfield have now said no one should be "fooled" by Russia's latest claims, and that US sees any military movement right now as a redeployment, not a withdrawal — PolitiTweet.org

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Kate Bedingfield says from WH podium that President Biden's comment that Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power" did not come up in his call with European leaders this morning. — PolitiTweet.org

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“We’ll see. I don’t read anything into it,” Biden says when asked about Russia saying it would pull back militarily from some cities in Ukraine. — PolitiTweet.org

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“Both you and Singapore punch way above your weight,” Biden says to Singapore’s prime minister. — PolitiTweet.org

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After meeting with the prime minister of Singapore, President Biden says the two discussed Ukraine and that it’s clear Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is “unacceptable to nations in every region of the world.” https://t.co/e0cgtUSKg2 — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked when Americans might expect inflation to level out -- and whether that can be expected this calendar year -- Cecilia Rouse, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, says at WH briefing: "We do expect inflation to ease this year and into next year." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kaitlancollins: President Biden doesn’t rule out meeting with President Putin again and says “it depends” on what he wants to talk abou… — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden says he was not articulating a change in his administration's policy re: regime change in Russia. Says he was speaking directly to the Russian and conveying "this kind of behavior is totally unacceptable." — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden says: "I’m not walking anything back." He says he was expressing "moral outrage" about Vladimir Putin's brutality in Ukraine when he said in Warsaw: "This man cannot remain in power." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Phil_Mattingly: As we await Pres. Biden’s remarks at the Royal Castle, officials say they will have 750-1,000 attendees, including memb… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Kevinliptakcnn: When the Ukrainian foreign minister told Biden he'd gotten good at sleeping anywhere during the war, including on the t… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JohnBerman: JUST NOW: 15 year-old Andriy, suffered a shattered heel and broken collar-bone in an explosion in Chernihiv. The blast k… — PolitiTweet.org

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“It’s conceivable that I’m of Jewish background,” she told the Clinton team in 1996, Albright recalled. “Here at age 59, I thought I knew everything about myself. But I obviously didn’t.” From almost 10 years ago. Rest In Peace, Madeleine Albright. https://t.co/8R869Z2Lgz — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JDiamond1: I asked Biden how high the threat of Russia using chemical weapons in Ukraine is. “I think it’s a real threat,” Biden said a… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AlexThomp: NEWS: an exclusive look at @jmartNYT and @alexburnsNYT coming book w/ some news on the Harris-Biden tension Harris’ feud w/… — PolitiTweet.org

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White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will now travel with President Biden to Europe tomorrow, replacing White House press secretary Jen Psaki in light of her positive Covid test, per a White House official. She'll be on AF1 and gaggle with reporters. — PolitiTweet.org

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Jake Sullivan said US has not seen China provide military equipment to Russia thus far. "But of course, this is something we are monitoring closely," he said. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jimsciutto: New: US has “clear evidence” Russian forces have “deliberately & intentionally targeted civilian infrastructure, hospitals,… — PolitiTweet.org

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Jake Sullivan says US troops are currently not involved in training Ukrainians. — PolitiTweet.org

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Previewing President Biden's trip to Europe, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says Biden and European allies will discuss "next phase of military assistance” for Ukraine as well as additional sanctions. — PolitiTweet.org

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Chris Meagher takes the podium in light of Jen Psaki announcing she tested positive for COVID. https://t.co/MjHVrF9Di2 — PolitiTweet.org

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Jen Psaki announces she has tested positive for Covid on the eve of Biden's trip to Europe. She is no longer going, she says. WH briefing room is currently filled with reporters -- she was supposed to brief. — PolitiTweet.org