Biden:
"That means we've cut off Russia's government from western financing. It can no longer raise money from the west and cannot trade in its new debt on our markets, or European markets either."
Starting tomorrow — and continuing in the days ahead — we will also be imposing sanctions on Russian elites and their family members.
They share in the corrupt gains of the Kremlin’s policies and should share in the pain as well."
"Because of Russia’s actions, we’ve worked with Germany to ensure Nord Stream 2 will not move forward."
Trump:
"I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said, 'This is genius,'" Trump recalled. "Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine — of Ukraine -- Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that’s wonderful."
"I said, 'How smart is that?'" the former U.S. president continued. "And he’s gonna go in and be a peacekeeper. That’s the strongest peace force… We could use that on our southern border. That’s the strongest peace force I’ve ever seen. There were more army tanks than I’ve ever seen. They’re gonna keep peace all right. No, but think of it. Here’s a guy who’s very savvy."
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-putin-ukraine/