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In today's show, what we know and what we don't when it comes to Ukraine,

it's your Politico Playbook Daily Briefing.

Just before 6 a.m. Moscow time, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced in a televised speech

that his forces were entering Ukraine. Within moments, distant explosions were heard by reporters

station in Kiev and cities throughout the country. President Joe Biden in a statement called

it, quote, an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces. Ukrainian foreign minister,mitra Kuleba said on Twitter that quote, Putin has just launched

a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Later, he added a to-do list for outside nations that included devastating sanctions,

fully isolate Russia by all means in all formats, and weapons, equipment, financial, and

humanitarian assistance for Ukraine.

The U.S. officials said that, quote, full-scale sanctions against Russia would be announced today.

Politico's Alex Ward is here to talk about the situation in Ukraine. He's our national security

reporter and anchor of our National Security Daily newsletter. Alex, how's it going?

I've been better. Yeah, fair enough. Shortly after

news of attacks on Ukraine broke, Biden announced he would address the U.S. public today to outline

what he called consequences for Russia, calling the attack unprovoked and unjustified. What have you

been hearing about what we'll be hearing today? Well, we're definitely going to see more and very intense sanctions on

Russia. These will be done in coordination with allies, and they're going to strike at the heart

of the Russian financial system. While I don't have any proprietary information as at this moment,

I think it's fair to assume, though, that two of Russia's most important

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