{"id":1326235,"date":"2022-02-22T09:52:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T14:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1326235"},"modified":"2022-02-22T09:52:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T14:52:34","slug":"biden-admin-in-midst-of-diplomatic-retreat-struggles-with-definition-of-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-in-midst-of-diplomatic-retreat-struggles-with-definition-of-invasion\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin In Midst Of Diplomatic Retreat Struggles With Definition Of \u2018Invasion\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-in-midst-of-diplomatic-retreat-struggles-with-definition-of-invasion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1326235&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>The Biden administration appears to be in the midst of a diplomatic retreat, struggling to use the word \u201cinvasion\u201d to describe Russia\u2019s entry into parts of Ukraine Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Biden administration officials largely avoided calling Russia\u2019s entry into the Luhansk and Donetsk regions an \u201cinvasion\u201d Monday, with one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2022\/02\/21\/background-press-call-by-senior-administration-officials-on-russia-and-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">senior official saying<\/a>\u00a0that \u201cRussian troops moving into Donbas would not itself be a new step\u201d and that Russia \u201chas had forces in the Donbas for the past eight years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the administration\u2019s moves Monday to sidestep labeling Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/21\/vladimir-putin-order-troops-into-separatist-ukrainian-territories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">invasion<\/a> into parts of Ukraine an \u201cinvasion\u201d drew criticism from other political leaders, who fear the administration is tip-toeing around the possibility of stoking any bigger flames.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we\u2019ve said for months, setting the trigger for meaningful sanctions to Russian tanks rolling across Ukraine\u2019s border was a dangerous mistake,\u201d Republican Texas Rep. Michael McCaul and Alabama Rep. Mike Rogers said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/gop-foreignaffairs.house.gov\/press-release\/mccaul-rogers-on-recent-aggressions-by-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">joint statement<\/a> Monday. \u201cSecretary Blinken committed to a \u2018swift and firm response\u2019 by the United States and its allies if Putin recognized Russian-backed separatist republics in Donbas. We must immediately impose real costs for this blatant act of aggression and flagrant violation of Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow is not the time for symbolic pinpricks that will serve only to embolden Putin and endanger our friends in Ukraine,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cNow is the time for President Biden to impose sanctions that strike at the heart of the Russian economy, and permanently end Nord Stream 2 once and for all, as he promised the world he would do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republican Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney called for the administration and our allies to \u201cimpose [a] full set of crippling sanctions now\u201d as \u201cRussia has invaded Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Russia has invaded Ukraine. The Biden Administration and our allies must impose full set of crippling sanctions now.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Liz Cheney (@RepLizCheney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepLizCheney\/status\/1495896311933333504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1495853103219986434?s=20&#038;t=f4chg1Zhdmy-AcKmPhsV0Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> Putin\u2019s decision to enter parts of Ukraine \u201cis both a violation of the Minsk Agreement and a declaration of war against the people of Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis decision should immediately be met with forceful sanctions to destroy the ruble and crush the Russian oil and gas sector.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But it wasn\u2019t just Republicans calling on the Biden administration to respond more severely. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/21\/putin-claims-ukraine-was-completely-created-by-russia-blasts-communists-for-giving-it-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Putin Claims Ukraine Was \u2018Completely Created\u2019 By Russia, Blasts Communists For \u2018Giving\u2019 It \u2018Away\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreign.senate.gov\/press\/chair\/release\/chairman-menendez-statement-on-president-putins-latest-assault-on-ukraines-sovereignty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> in a statement Monday \u201cif any additional Russian troops or proxy forces cross into Donbas, the Biden administration and our European allies must not hesitate in imposing crushing sanctions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere must be tangible, far-reaching and substantial costs for Russia in response to this unjustified act,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Delaware Sen. Chris Coons <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coons.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/senator-coons-on-developments-in-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> the \u201ctime for taking action to impose significant costs on President Putin and the Kremlin starts now.\u201d Coons said Putin broken the Minsk Agreement and violated international law.<\/p>\n<p>Following widespread backlash, however, Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer said \u201can invasion is an invasion and that is what is underway,\u201d NBC\u2019s Chief White House Correspondent Kristen Welker <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kwelkernbc\/status\/1496125384315883527?s=20&#038;t=g6aL1qWchibB3jlL1Zk_FA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration announced Monday an executive order that \u201cwill prohibit new investment, trade, and financing by U.S. persons to, from, or in the so-called DNR and LNR regions of Ukraine,\u201d White House press secretary Jen Psaki <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/21\/joe-biden-executive-order-vladimir-putin-separatists-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> Monday. \u201cThis E.O. will also provide authority to impose sanctions on any person determined to operate in those areas of Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden is expected to announce additional sanctions Tuesday, but they still won\u2019t be \u201cthe swift and severe economic measures we\u2019ve been preparing in coordination with allies and partners should Russia further invade Ukraine,\u201d a senior administration official <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/21\/us-official-suggest-russia-moving-troops-ukraine-no-severe-sanctions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> Monday. The official refused to specify what would be considered a \u201cfurther invasion\u201d after reporters pressed about it.<\/p>\n<p>With the possibility of Russian troops moving further into Ukraine, the U.S. State Department <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/21\/us-embassy-evacuates-ukraine-poland-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered<\/a> its personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine to evacuate to Poland Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor security reasons, Department of State personnel currently in Lviv will spend the night in Poland,\u201d the State Department said in a statement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-02-21\/u-s-discussing-moving-its-embassy-out-of-ukraine-people-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration appears to be in the midst of a diplomatic retreat, struggling to use the word \u201cinvasion\u201d to describe Russia\u2019s entry into parts of Ukraine Monday.Biden administration officials &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1326235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1326235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1326235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1326235\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1326235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1326235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1326235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}