"Biden announced more sanctions against Russia before telling a reporter than he never said
sanctions would work.
Biden announced that Russian lawmakers and defence companies should “share the pain” of sanctions: Biden snapped at a reporter who stated “Sir, deterrence didn’t work,”
and further asked “What makes you think Vladimir Putin will alter
course based on the action you’ve taken today?”
“Let’s get something straight. Do you remember, if you covered me
from the very beginning, I did not say that, in fact, the sanctions
would deter him,” Biden sniped back.
He added, “Sanctions never deter. You keep talking about that.
Sanctions never deter. The maintenance of sanctions, the maintenance of
sanctions, the increasing the pain, and the demonstration why I asked
for this NATO meeting today is to be sure that after a month, we will
sustain what we’re doing, not just next month, the following month, but
for the remainder of this entire year. That’s what will stop him.”
“You believe the actions today will have an impact on making Russia change course in Ukraine?” the reporter further inquired.
“That’s not what I said. You’re playing a game with me,” Biden
blasted back “I know. The answer is no. I think what happens is we have
to demonstrate — the purpose, the single most important thing is for us
to stay unified, and the world continue to focus on what a brute this
guy is.” SummitNews
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