Jeremy Diamond

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“It’s clear that they are,” Biden tells me after I ask if Russia is intentionally targeting civilians in Ukraine But moments earlier, Biden also said “it’s too early to tell” when I asked if Russia is committing war crimes in Ukraine — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TreyYingst: The level of destruction in residential areas continues to expand. At least 2,000 civilians were killed since the Russian… — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden: "The State of the Union is strong because you, the American people, are strong. We are stronger today than we were a year ago. And we'll be stronger a year from now than we are today." — PolitiTweet.org

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"It's within our power and I don't see a partisan edge to any of those things," Biden adds — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden offers a "unity agenda for the nation": - Fighting the opioid epidemic - Tackling mental health, including by holding social media companies accountable - Supporting veterans by ensuring those exposed to burn pits get full benefits - Ending cancer as we know it — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden linking two key issues in his State of the Union address as he often does: - Funding police & combating crime - Gun reform: Passing universal background checks & banning assault weapons & high-capacity magazines — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden making some Covid news tonight: - Launching "test to treat" initiative for people to get antiviral pills at pharmacies when they test positive - People who have already ordered free tests from the gov't can order more starting next week — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden: "Thanks to the progress we have made this past year, COVID-19 need no longer control our lives." He says the US will work to "continue to combat the virus as we do other diseases" and "stay on guard." — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden: "We're done talking about infrastructure weeks, we're now talking about an infrastructure decade." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeffzeleny: SPEECH TEXT: "Putin may circle Kyiv with tanks, but he will never gain the hearts and souls of the Ukrainian people." SPE… — PolitiTweet.org

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Russia's invasion is the most vivid illustration of the democracy vs. autocracy frame Biden has long talked about "In the battle between democracy and autocracy, democracies are rising to the moment, and the world is clearly choosing the side of peace and security." — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden warns that Russia's invasion of Ukraine & US sanctions in response to it will have "costs around the world." But he stresses he's working to mitigate the effects, including by releasing 30 billion barrels of oil from the US's Strategic Petroleum Reserve — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden reiterates: No US troops to Ukraine. "Let me be clear, our forces are not engaged and will not engage in conflict with Russian forces in Ukraine. Our forces are not going to Europe to fight in Ukraine, but to defend our NATO Allies in the event that Putin" tacks west — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden also officially announces that the US will close off US airspace to Russian flights, following the same step the EU has taken — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden addresses Russian oligarchs directly: Tonight, I say to the Russian oligarchs and corrupt leaders who have bilked billions of dollars off this violent regime: no more." "I mean it," he says before adding that the DOJ has assembled a task force to go after oligarchs — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden says "the free world" is holding Putin accountable for his "premeditated and unprovoked" invasion of Ukraine — PolitiTweet.org

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The Ukrainian Ambassador to the US is getting a standing ovation in the House chamber as Biden praises the resolve of the Ukrainian people. The ambassador is seated next to the First Lady in the gallery — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden says Putin "badly miscalculated" in his invasion of Ukraine "He thought he could roll into Ukraine and the world would roll over. Instead he was met a wall of strength he never imagined: He met the Ukrainian people" — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden: "Tonight, we meet as Democrats Republicans and Independents. But most importantly as Americans, with a duty to one another to the American people to the Constitution. And with an unwavering resolve that freedom will always triumph over tyranny." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @peterbakernyt: Bolton rejects Trump claim that he was tough on Russia: “In almost every case, the sanctions were imposed with Trump com… — PolitiTweet.org

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Nearly 2 dozen officials across government huddled on a Zoom call for a multi-hour tabletop exercise last month: responding to a fictional new Covid variant Tomorrow, WH releases a new Covid strategy, aiming for normalcy, but preparing for that scenario: https://t.co/BvOo7EHIEK — PolitiTweet.org

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The White House is rolling out its new Covid strategy tomorrow, following nearly 2 months of work and after testing out its playbook for responding to a new variant in a government-wide tabletop exercise last month. https://t.co/Tcg96ZOP05 — PolitiTweet.org

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The area surrounding the massive TV tower in Kyiv has been hit by military strikes The Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs says "channels will not work for a while." "The backup broadcasting of some channels will be enabled in the near future." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mchancecnn: As #russia is poised to attack #kyiv, i spoke with #ukraine president #Zelenskyy in his bunker. Watch #cnn for more https:/… — PolitiTweet.org

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Blinken: Russian strikes "are hitting schools, hospitals and residential buildings." "Civilian buses, cars, and even ambulances have been shelled. Russia is doing this every day -- across Ukraine," Blinken added. https://t.co/QY0Dg7Dc9Q — PolitiTweet.org

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The bravery of the Ukrainian people is something to behold — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @biannagolodryga: As we watched Zelensky’s impassioned speech detailing Putin’s crimes in Kharkiv, with horrific images to back it to up… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @danriversitv: Exclusive: inside Kharkiv’s devastated Freedom Square https://t.co/vdvkQghDHm — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @tichy_e: This morning in the UN Human Rights Council more than 140 diplomats refused to listen to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s fut… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sarasidnerCNN: African immigrants in Ukraine tell Sidner they were pushed off train, shoved while trying to flee. In a Poland train sta… — PolitiTweet.org