Posted on 01/26/2022 12:19:05 AM PST by algore
President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he would consider personal sanctions on President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine, as Western leaders stepped up military preparations and made plans to shield Europe from a potential energy supply shock.
Following multiple rounds of U.S.-Russia talks over Ukraine that failed to reach a breakthrough, Biden, who has long warned Moscow of economic consequences, upped the ante on Tuesday by saying Putin could personally face sanctions.
Direct U.S. sanctions on foreign leaders are rare but not unprecedented.
Others who have faced sanctions include Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, Syria's Bashar al-Assad and Libya's Muammer Gaddafi.
Speaking to reporters, Biden was asked if he would see himself imposing sanctions on Putin directly if Russia invaded Ukraine. 'Yes,' he responded. 'I would see that.'
The rare sanctions threat came as NATO places forces on stand by and reinforces eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets in response to Russia's troop build-up near its border with Ukraine.
Russia denies planning an attack and says the crisis is being driven by NATO and U.S. actions.
It is demanding security guarantees from the West, including a promise by NATO never to admit Ukraine.
Moscow sees the former Soviet republic as a buffer between Russia and NATO countries.
If Russia were to move into Ukraine with the estimated 100,000 soldiers it has massed near the border, Biden said it would be the 'largest invasion since World War Two' and would 'change the world.'
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This is turning out to be hysteria promoted by Biden to push up his sagging poll numbers. DOesn’t look like Putin is going to send troops in, and will take over Ukraine with a coup or other noncombatant-like method.
Think about it. They’re acting big when there’s nothing really going on over there. Look at post in forum side bar.
I will wager that Putin is laughing at the stupidity of Biden and the entire US State Department.
Someone release the clown car and round up all the US negotiators and Joe to limit future embarrassment.
ROTFL. Jo Jo cracks me up. He thinks he’s Billy Badass because he wears Ray Bans.
I am waiting for Vlad to officially release the PERSONAL dossier that Russia has been compiling on Joseph R. (Pedo Joey) Biden over the years.
That revelation should make the Russia! Russia! Russia! so-called scandal against President Trump look like Disneyland! Disneyland! Disneyland!
And release it in such a way that it is aired in every home in America on a special 24X7 channel that can’t be blocked.
None of Bidens ramblings are of any real importance. I do want to know about Putins choice of ice cream. Ill guess its a scoop of black walnut and the upper scoop is blackberry.
Biden has a personal relationship with Putin ?
Read and laugh later.
“Biden said it would be the ‘largest invasion since World War Two’ and would ‘change the world.’
Yeah president retard. Except for several in the Korean war, the Vietnam war, The Chinese invasion into Vietnam, the Vietnamese invasion into Cambodia, the Indo-Pakistani war, the Bangladesh war, the Iranian invasion of Iraqi invasion of Iran, the Yom Kippur war, the 6 day war, and Desert Storm.... it’s the largest. Someone put the retard back in his cage.
Now who would want the world to laugh at the United States of America? Ah . . . Obama! Indeed, this is Obama’s third term.
Daily Mail needs to catch up with recent news....they’re a day short and then some.
Next he’ll call him a stupid SOB. Just watch.
All Putin has to do it surround his troops with Mexicans and Biden won’t do a thing to him.
take him home kamala, he’s drunk.
venezuela, syria, libya ...so now the insane American president threatens a big bad dog with “personal” sanctions?????
what’s old joe gonna do?
put on his cowwboy hat, six guns and boots, and call Putin out on the streets of Kiev at high noon, telling him this town ain’t big enough for both of us?
PedoJoe: “I’ll get Corn Pop and we’ll sniff and grope your kids!”
Probably the only threat he could make that wouldn’t be entirely all talk.
What if Putin threatens personal sanctions against Joe? No more million dollar shopping sprees for Hunter sponsored by the wife of the Moscow mayor. Any money coming into an American bank account of Hunter from the Ukraine? Pay all your own bills, Joe, Hunter’s tapped out. Will Putin use greatly improved relationship with China to encourage sanctions against Joe? (Heavy Russian accent): “Hey Xi, cut off ‘Big Guy’”.
Yup. This is pathetic. Putin ain’t no dummy. Trump is the only match for Putin.
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