USA news live updates: Putin assault on Ukraine is ‘attack on democracy’, says US House speaker Pelosi – Times of India
I have directed my administration to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG and its corporate officers.
Biden in a statement
Biden announces sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline
US House speaker Pelosi: Putin assault on Ukraine is ‘attack on democracy’
House speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that Russian aggression toward Ukraine is “an attack on democracy,” vowing that the US will stand united with its allies around the world in swiftly imposing sanctions on Russia and ensuring financial and political support for an independent Ukraine. “There will be a price to pay for Vladimir Putin,” she said.
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At 10:29 am ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 86.00 points, or 0.26%, at 33,510.61, the S&P 500 was down 10.83 points, or 0.25%, at 4,293.93, and the Nasdaq Composite was down 50 points, or 0.37%, at 13,331.52.
Twenty of the 30 Dow components were trading in the red.
After opening higher, eight of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors fell, while a 2.3% drop in Tesla dragged the Nasdaq lower.
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Major US indexes post modest gains; chips outperform. Energy leads S&P sector gainers; utilities sole loser
Putin has yet to unleash the force of the 150,000 troops massed on three sides of Ukraine, while Biden held back on even tougher sanctions that could cause economic turmoil for Russia but said they would go ahead if there is further aggression.
Biden, Putin signal bigger confrontation ahead over Ukraine
We’ve no intention of fighting Russia. We want to send an unmistakable message though that US, together with our allies, will defend every inch of Nato territory. We believe Russia is poised to go much further in launching a massive military attack against Ukraine.
