LIVE VIDEO: Biden Addresses Invasion Of Ukraine

The Independent reports:

President Joe Biden will address the nation at 12.30pm ET on Thursday to outline America’s planned response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

He is expected to lay out measures that could apply heightened restrictions on Russia’s financial institutions, cut the nation off from advanced technology and impose additional sanctions on Vladimir Putin’s inner circle – actions his administration previously held back in hopes of deterring the long-anticipated invasion.

The remarks follow two statements issued by the US president in response to Mr Putin’s declaration of a “special military operation” in Ukraine which would aim for the “demilitarisation” of the country.

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