United States President, Joe Biden, has vowed to push for more sanctions to be placed on Russian President Vladimir Putin and members of the Kremlin oligarchy following Russiaās invasion of Ukraine.
Biden made the vow while delivering his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night, heaping praises on the ācourage and resilience of the Ukrainian people as they continue to hold on and defend their country while facing a vicious barrage of missiles on their major cities and continued to resist Russiaās advance.ā
Speaking directly to members of the Russian ruling class whom he addressed as the ākleptocratic ruling class,ā Biden pledged that the US would āseize your yachts, your luxury apartments, your private jets. We are coming for your ill-begotten gains.ā
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āWe are choking off Russiaās access to technology that will sap its economic strength and weaken its military for years to come,ā Biden said.
āPutin may circle Kyiv with tanks, but he will never gain the hearts and souls of the Ukrainian people. He will never extinguish their love of freedom. He will never weaken the resolve of the free world,ā he added.
While further launching an attack on Putin, Biden pledged to work alongside NATO allies to punish Russia for the incursion of Ukraine.
āHe thought he could roll into Ukraine and the world would roll over. Instead he met a wall of strength he never imagined. He met the Ukrainian people. He has no idea whatās coming.
āTonight I say to the Russian oligarchs and corrupt leaders who have milked billions of dollars off this violent regime no more,ā Biden said. āWe are joining with our European allies to find and seize your yachts, your luxury apartments, your private jets. We are coming for your ill-begotten gains.
āWhen the history of this era is written, Putinās war on Ukraine will have left Russia weaker and the rest of the world stronger,ā Biden said.
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