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Laura Coates Live

Biden Announces New Sanctions On Russia

Laura Coates Live

CNN

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3.92.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

President Biden announces new sanctions on Russia and calls Putin’s deployment of troops into Donetsk and Luhansk, and the construction of a field hospital on the border, the “Beginning of a Russian invasion” into Ukraine, while former president Trump praises Russia’s Ukraine aggression as “Genius”. Former Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, joins to discuss Putin’s next moves.An FDA official says a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine might be needed by the fall. CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Sanjay Gupta joins to discuss how likely a second booster shot will be, and if so, when. Plus, former Trump administration official Olivia Troye speaks out about her experience of a possible “Havana Syndrome” case.Hosted by Wolf Blitzer. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The news continues, so let's hand it over to Wolf Blitzer and CNN Tonight, Wolf.

0:07.0

John, thank you very, very much.

0:08.8

And we want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world.

0:12.3

I'm Wolf Blitzer, and this is CNN Tonight.

0:15.7

Brand new satellite images this evening show Russia moving additional troops closer and

0:20.7

closer to Ukraine's border in recent days, along with the construction of a new field hospital.

0:26.8

Thousands of tents and vehicles have appeared recently, according to images taken over an

0:31.2

airfield in Belarus, less than 25 miles from the Ukrainian border.

0:35.9

The area was apparently completely vacant just a few weeks ago, and this is only heightened

0:41.7

in concerns about Vladimir Putin's intentions.

0:44.4

The world is now watching and waiting for his next move after the West Slap Russia with

0:49.9

a coordinated series of very significant consequences today.

0:54.3

Consequences for what President Biden now refers to as the start of an invasion of Ukraine.

1:01.8

This is the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, who in the Lord's name, this

1:06.4

Putin, think, gives in the right to declare new so-called countries on territory the

1:13.1

belonged to his neighbors.

1:15.0

This is a flagrant violation of international law and demands a firm response from the international

1:20.4

community.

1:21.4

And that firm response came in the form of numerous economic sanctions for Putin's move of

1:27.0

Russian troops into two breakaway areas of eastern Ukraine in a very aggressive attempt

1:32.4

to redraw the map of the region.

1:34.5

They include sanctions from the U.S. on two big Russian financial institutions with close

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