President Biden announces a first wave of sanctions against Russia as Putin moves troops

into breakaway districts in Ukraine.

Putin has bigger plans. He has more aggression in mind and it will take a united Europe

to lead the effort to confront that.

Will sanctions and a unified response by NATO be enough to quell a full invasion of Ukraine?

I'm John Bickley with Georgia Howe, it's Wednesday, February 23rd and this is Morning Wire.

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Russian military aggression towards Ukraine has escalated rapidly in recent days,

culminating in a dramatic move by the Russian regime and a major shift in messaging and response

from the White House. Here to tell us more is Daily Wire's Ian Howarth. Ian, a lot has happened

with Ukraine over the last 24 hours. What's the latest? Well, first off, the White House is now calling

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