Biden Clarifies Comments About a Potential Russian Invasion of Ukraine

President Joe Biden is vowing that there will be a “severe and coordinated” economic response if Russian President Vladimir Putin orders an invasion of Ukraine.

“I’ve been absolutely clear with President Putin, he has no misunderstanding, if any, any assembled Russian units move across the Ukrainian border, that is an invasion,” Biden told reporters on Thursday.

He continued, “It will be met with severe and coordinated economic response that I’ve discussed in detail with our allies, as well as laid out very clearly for President Putin. Let there be no doubt at all that if Putin makes this choice, 🇷🇺Russia will pay a heavy price.”

However, Biden said that a military invasion of Ukraine is “not the only scenario we need to be prepared for.” He noted that 🇷🇺Russia has used “paramilitary tactics, so-called ‘grey-zone attacks,’ and actions by Russian soldiers not wearing Russian uniforms…as well as cyber-attacks” to “carry out aggression.”

“We have to be ready to respond to these as well in a decisive and united way with a range of tools at our disposal,” Biden added.

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Biden’s comments on Thursday come after he appeared to suggest