Kaitlan Collins

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

Confirming he's imposing sanctions on Nord Stream 2, which he waived last year, Biden says, "These steps are another piece of our initial tranche of sanctions in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine...We will not hesitate to take further steps if Russia continues to escalate." — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

The U.S. has assessed that Russia has completed all preparations for an invasion, a senior defense official familiar with the latest intelligence tells @barbarastarrcnn. “They are as ready as they can be,” the official says. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

“According to the info at my disposal, Putin is moving additional forces and tanks into the occupied Donbas territories,” Latvian Prime Minister Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš tells @jimsciutto. “By any definition, that’s a crossing of a sovereign territory into a neighboring country.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Phil_Mattingly: Inside the first U.S. sanctions salvo, a window into a new strategy - targeting family members of Putin's inner circle… — PolitiTweet.org

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Secretary Blinken says he doesn't think the US has underestimated President Putin but instead "laid out for the world his entire playbook, a playbook that he is now following." Blinken adds, "We've had a very clear-eyed view of President Putin all along." — PolitiTweet.org

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"There's no such thing as a minor, middle or major invasion. Invasion is an invasion," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba says after meeting w/ Biden & Blinken. Says they were initially "puzzled" by yesterday's executive order but view today's sanctions as "specific" & "painful." — PolitiTweet.org

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Secretary Blinken announces he is canceling his planned meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Geneva on Thursday. "It does not make sense to go forward with that meeting at this time," Blinken says, calling Putin's speech yesterday "deeply disturbing." — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

The Russian elites and their relatives that are being sanctioned by the US: Aleksandr Bortnikov (and his son, Denis), Sergei Kiriyenko (and his son, Vladimir), and Promsvyazbank CEO Petr Fradkov. — PolitiTweet.org

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The White House announces President Biden met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba today "to reaffirm the United States’ commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity." — PolitiTweet.org

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“You don’t need blood unless you plan on starting a war,” President Biden says of Russia stockpiling blood supplies on the Ukrainian border. — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden says he is imposing the “first tranche” of sanctions and they will continue to escalate sanctions as Russia escalates. — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden says President Putin “bizarrely” claimed those two Ukrainian territories were no longer part of Ukraine. “He’s setting up a rationale to take more territory by force…This is the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JonLemire: MOSCOW (AP) — Russia says it is evacuating the country's diplomatic personnel from Ukraine because they received threats. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytimes: Breaking News: The three white men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery have been found guilty of hate crimes. Jurors determined that Tr… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kylieatwood: “Yes,” says @jensstoltenberg when asked if new Russian troops are already crossing into the Donbas. “What we see now are a… — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden will now speak at 1 p.m. — PolitiTweet.org

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At 2 p.m., President Biden will make remarks on Russia and Ukraine. The White House has teased more sanctions in light of Putin's moves yesterday. — PolitiTweet.org

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“The 750-mile pipeline was completed in September but has not yet received final certification from German regulators. Without that, natural gas cannot flow through the Baltic Sea pipeline from Russia to Germany.” https://t.co/zM1LxBd6qK — PolitiTweet.org

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Without detailing what the steps will look like, a senior admin officials says expect more "sanctions activity" tomorrow in response to Putin. The full package of sanctions won't be implemented yet, with this official noting that Russia has had forces in Donbas for eight years. — PolitiTweet.org

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“This was a speech to the Russian people to justify a war,” a senior admin official says in response to Putin’s speech. After he recognized separatist-backed Ukrainian regions as “independent,” this US official says, “We will continue to pursue diplomacy until the tanks roll.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Russian ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov just yesterday to @margbrennan: "We are not trying to take any territory of a foreign country. I would like to confirm that Donbas is part of Ukraine." — PolitiTweet.org

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Psaki adds, "To be clear: these measures are separate from and would be in addition to the swift and severe economic measures we have been preparing in coordination with Allies and partners should Russia further invade Ukraine." — PolitiTweet.org

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"President Biden will soon issue an Executive Order that will prohibit new investment, trade, and financing by U.S. persons to, from, or in the so-called DNR and LNR regions of Ukraine," Jen Psaki says following recognition by Putin of regions as "independent." — PolitiTweet.org

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Zelensky and Biden just spoke. — PolitiTweet.org

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Putin is delivering a full anti-Ukraine screed right now, claiming it’s “important to understand” that Ukraine has “never had a consistent tradition of being a true nation.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Citing his spokesman, Russian state news agencies are reporting that President Putin will deliver an address soon. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @idreesali114: ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan will fly to Moscow this week to meet Russian President… — PolitiTweet.org

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Milley and CIA Director Burns are both at the White House this morning. — PolitiTweet.org

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Jake Sullivan warns a Russian attack could begin within hours or days and downplays likelihood of Biden-Putin meeting. “Every indication we see on the ground right now in terms of the disposition of Russian forces is they are getting prepared for a major attack on Ukraine.” — PolitiTweet.org

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As White House & Kremlin downplay prospects for a Biden-Putin summit, Jake Sullivan warns Russians are planning “extremely violent” attack that won’t simply be “conventional war.” “It will be a war waged by Russia on the Ukrainian people, to repress them, to crush them,” he says. — PolitiTweet.org