US President threatens to impose 'unprecedented' sanctions on Russia

He said this in response to the question "why the threat of new restrictions affects Russian President Vladimir Putin".

"Because he has never seen the sanctions that I have promised to impose if he takes this step," the US leader threatened.

US President Joe Biden. Photo: AP

According to him, Russia would be in for a "disaster" if it decided to "conquer" Ukraine. "If they (Moscow) do that, they will pay a big price for it in the medium and long term. If they invade, they will pay a price. Their banks will not be able to deal with dollars," Biden added. However, the politician expressed the opinion that such a measure would also harm the US economy.

At the same time, he admitted that the Russian leader does not want confrontation. In addition, the head of the White House emphasized that mutual understanding arose during the conversation between the two. "I think that he (Putin) does not want any all-out war anyway."

This is not the first time the US has announced the possibility of applying new measures against Russia in the event of a military conflict between Moscow and Kiev. In particular, in recent months, Western politicians have been claiming that Russia has massed troops on the border with Ukraine. As Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made clear, the armed forces are moving within the territory of their country - this does not threaten anyone and is not something that should worry anyone. Moscow emphasizes that statements about "Russian aggression" are being used as a pretext to increase NATO's military presence in border areas./.