{"id":1338033,"date":"2022-02-24T09:43:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T14:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1338033"},"modified":"2022-02-24T14:52:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T19:52:50","slug":"freedom-will-prevail-biden-addresses-nation-refuses-to-sanction-putin-or-comment-on-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/freedom-will-prevail-biden-addresses-nation-refuses-to-sanction-putin-or-comment-on-china\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Freedom Will Prevail\u2019: Biden Addresses Nation, Refuses To Sanction Putin Or Comment On China"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Ffreedom-will-prevail-biden-addresses-nation-refuses-to-sanction-putin-or-comment-on-china%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=1338033&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238731894-e1645730632810.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>More than fifteen hours after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden held a press conference in the White House to discuss his administration\u2019s response to Putin\u2019s military attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Biden said that Putin acted \u201cwithout justification,\u201d and that the attack was a \u201cpremeditated\u201d one that had been planned for months. Russia had rejected \u201cevery good faith effort\u201d made by the U.S. and allies to address \u201cmutual security concerns\u201d through \u201cdialogue,\u201d which would have avoided \u201cneedless conflict\u201d and \u201chuman suffering.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Biden gave a brief overview of the assault, including the shelling of Ukraine\u2019s \u201chistoric cities,\u201d cyber attacks, and \u201cstaged political theater\u201d in Moscow made up of \u201coutlandish and baseless claims\u201d that Ukraine was the aggressor in pursuit of genocide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The president argued that his administration had shared intel with allies so that there was no \u201cconfusion\u201d regarding accountability, before confirming that Putin is the aggressor, and that Putin \u201cchose this war.\u201d Now he and his country will bear the consequences, Biden claimed.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Putin is the aggressor. Putin chose this war. And now he and his country will bear the consequences,&#8221; Biden says, adding that Russia&#8217;s largest bank has been cut off from the US financial system <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cdgDvbaxRV\">pic.twitter.com\/cdgDvbaxRV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1496925697830375427?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Biden then announced <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/mcconnell-calls-for-biden-to-rachet-the-sanctions-against-russia-all-the-way-up\/\">additional sanctions<\/a>, as well as limitations on what can be exported to Russia, which were \u201cpurposefully designed\u201d to \u201cmaximize impact\u201d on Russia while minimizing impact on Western allies. These included limiting the ability of Russian groups and companies to do business in \u201cdollars, pounds, euros and yen,\u201d impairing Russia\u2019s ability to compete in the \u201c21st century economy.\u201d Biden noted that the ruble hit its weakest level ever, and that the Russian stock market has plunged, before mentioning several large Russian banks targeted by sanctions, cutting off trillions of dollars worth of assets from the financial system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cEvery asset they have in America will be frozen,\u201d Biden said, adding that Russian \u201celites\u201d and their families would \u2014 as promised \u2014 face sanctions themselves, given that these are \u201cpeople who personally gain from Kremlin\u2019s policies,\u201d and should therefore \u201cshare in the pain.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After the speech, Biden did appear to undermine his own strategy, arguing that no-one expected sanctions to prevent anything from happening.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden: &#8220;No one expected the sanctions to prevent anything from happening\u2026Putin&#8217;s not going to say &#8216;oh, my god, the sanctions are coming.'&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Right after a speech announcing a new round of sanctions. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ukraine?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ukraine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0GctfBmTba\">pic.twitter.com\/0GctfBmTba<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Cooper (@thejcoop) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thejcoop\/status\/1496924204146565121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>In addition, Biden did not answer questions from journalists as to why he was refusing to sanction Putin himself.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden ignores question when asked why he won&#8217;t commit to sanctioning Putin: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aRxENzbWM7\">pic.twitter.com\/aRxENzbWM7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Conservative News (@BIZPACReview) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BIZPACReview\/status\/1496926960404115466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The goal of further sanctions, Biden argued, is to \u201csqueeze\u201d Russia\u2019s access to finance and technology, which would strike a blow to Russia\u2019s efforts to modernize and compete economically, standing as a \u201cmajor hit\u201d to Putin\u2019s \u201clong-term strategic ambitions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Biden also announced an upcoming NATO summit to \u201cmap out\u201d the next steps to further strengthen all aspects of the NATO alliance. In a similar fashion, Biden repeated Tuesday\u2019s statement that the U.S. would not be engaged in a conflict with Russia in Ukraine, but that the U.S. will \u201cdefend every inch of NATO territory with full force.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While one theme of Biden\u2019s speech involved a cooperative approach with various allies, Biden refused to comment on whether he wanted to pressure China to support the isolation of Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">REPORTER: &#8220;Are you urging China to help isolate Russia?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>BIDEN: &#8220;I&#8217;m not prepared to comment on that at the moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Atg4z0f0mV\">pic.twitter.com\/Atg4z0f0mV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDailyWire\/status\/1496926940313358344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Biden concluded his speech by acknowledging the economic impact of these sanctions on the U.S., adding that he will be \u201cclosely monitoring energy supplies,\u201d but that Russia\u2019s aggression \u201ccannot go unanswered.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIf it did,\u201d Biden said, \u201cthe consequences for America would be much worse.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Biden ended his address by promising a strengthening of protections against Russian cyberattacks, emphasizing that he had faith in the resolve of the Ukrainian people, and that we will \u201cemerge from this stronger, more united, more determined and more purposeful\u201d than before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cFreedom will prevail,\u201d Biden said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\"><i><span> @ighaworth<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire\u2019s first original film, Shut In, has made its cinematic debut, being met with rave reviews. The Daily Wire is building an alternative to the leftist entertainment industry, one gripping movie at a time. Join us in this mission and stream Shut In today by becoming a Daily Wire<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"> <i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than fifteen hours after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden held a press conference in the White House to discuss his administration\u2019s response to<\/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-1338033","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\/1338033","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=1338033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1338033\/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=1338033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1338033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1338033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}