A ban on borrowing from the USA to Russia in the west

US President Joe Biden, describing Russia's steps towards Ukraine as "the beginning of the invasion", announced the first part of the sanctions against Russia. Recalling that Russian President Vladimir Putin announced at a press conference at the White House yesterday that he recognized the two regions in Ukraine as independent states. Biden said, "To put it simply, Russia announced that it has taken a large part of Ukraine from them." Reminding that Putin decided to send troops to these two regions last night and expanded the area of ​​the soldiers, Biden said, "From my point of view, Putin is making justifications for taking possession of more land by force. If you listened to his speech last night, he has come up with reasons to go further. You can see it. This is the beginning of the Russian occupation of Ukraine."

“I told that to Putin himself”

Highlights from the statements of US President Joe Biden are as follows: "How does he get the right to recognize these people's republics? This is definitely a violation of international law. I said a month ago that we would act together against Mr. Putin, if Ukraine is attacked, if he claims to recognize independent states. I would like to explain the sanctions that we will impose on Russia. We determined it in cooperation with our partners. We impose sanctions on two financial institutions: the Russian Trade and Development Bank and a military bank. We must stop the western financing of Russia's state debt. Russia will no longer receive financing from the west."

"Russia will pay the price, sanctions will increase"

Starting tomorrow, we will also begin to impose sanctions against some elite family members (oligarchs) in Russia. We worked with Germany. We agreed that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project would not go forward. Russia will pay the price. Sanctions will increase. Today, Russia has said that it will not withdraw its forces from Belarus. I have already decided to increase the number of troops in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. We certainly do not intend to go to war, but the United States, together with its allies, will defend every inch of it." I hope Russia does not attack Ukraine. I hope I am wrong. It does not go this far, including to Kiev, and does not advance. Currently, there are more than 100,000 Russian soldiers in Ukraine. He may be planning an attack from the north, the same way with missiles. Russian navy ships are currently in the Black Sea. Moving with missiles and submarines, medical equipment is piling up on the border.

"We don't want bloodshed"

We don't need bloodshed. The US Secretary of State mentioned this. We are seeing an increase in military provocations. The UN Security Council also convened on this issue. Currently, the so-called independent people's republics are recognized by Russia. This is a clear violation of international law. Putin is trying to get permission from his parliament to travel. He's trying to find excuses. There can be no justification for them. Russia's attacks on Ukraine pose a serious threat. The responsibility for this lies entirely with Russia. We want to use all the tools at our disposal when responding. The defense of freedom is an issue that has costs in our own country as well. We will continue to do this. We will take firm steps. We will try to ensure that our sanctions are on the Russian economy and not on the Russian people. We work with major oil producers. I want it to be minimized for the American people. In every step we took, we tried to show that we act in unity with our allies like the USA. We act in unity against Russian attacks. We are united in the NATO alliance. We are aware of the danger that Russia poses to global stability and peace.

"A direct attack on Ukraine's right to exist"

The whole world listened to Putin's distorted narrative of history. It is about Putin's words, which I will not go into details. It is not intended to be a test of real dialogue. It directly attacked Ukraine's right to exist. Today, it carried out an attack on states trying to become NATO members. Russia is the country that shows an aggressive attitude here. We are aware of the challenges and challenges. Millions of people will be affected if they have to be evacuated. The United States and its allies are open to diplomacy. Of course, we will evaluate Russia not by its rhetoric but by its actions. I will make more statements as the subject progresses and developments are recorded. Thank you so much for listening for now."