"He rejected efforts at diplomacy. He thought the West & @NATO wouldn’t respond. And, he thought he could divide us here at home" per prepared remarks for #SOTU
"Putin was wrong. We were ready"
"Throughout our history we’ve learned this lesson – when dictators do not pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos. They keep moving" @POTUS to say in #SOTU "And, the costs and threats to America & the world keep rising..."
In the Republican response, #Iowa Gov @KimReynoldsIA to say, "all Americans must stand united in solidarity with the brave people of #Ukraine as they courageously defend their country against #Putin’s tyranny..."
"The disastrous #Afghanistan withdrawal did more than cost American lives; it betrayed our allies & emboldened our enemies" she will say "#NorthKorea is testing missiles again at an alarming rate..."
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BREAKING: US scrapping Minuteman III nuclear missile test scheduled for this weekend "to demonstrate we are a responsible nuclear power..." per @PentagonPresSec
Says move is being made to make nothing can be misconstrued during a time of heightened tensions
#Russia convoy headed to #Kyiv & the northern push from Russia to south "has stalled" per @PentagonPresSec, saying no real progress in last 24-36 hours
"6 days ago, Russia’s Vladimir Putin sought to shake the very foundations of the free world thinking he could make it bend to his menacing ways. But he badly miscalculated..."
#Russia#Putin "thought he could roll into #Ukraine & the world would roll over" per @POTUS "Instead he met a wall of strength he never anticipated or imagined"
"ISIS members & associates in South Africa are playing an increasingly central role in facilitating the transfer of funds from the top of the ISIS hierarchy to branches across Africa" per @USTreasury
.@USTreasury "is taking this action to disrupt and expose key #ISIS supporters who exploit #SouthAfrica’s financial system to facilitate funding for ISIS branches & networks across #Africa" per UnderSec Brian Nelson, who adds US working w/SouthAfrica, others
-Farhad Hoomer, leader of #Durban-based cell
-Siraaj Miller, leader of #CapeTown-based group of supporters
-Abdella Hussein Abadigga, a recruiter w/ties to ISIS-#Somalia
-Peter Charles Mbaga, connected to ISIS-#Mozambique
Happening now: @NATO is sending #Ukraine anti-tank missiles, air-defense capabilities per SecGen @jensstoltenberg during briefing at Tapa Military Base in #Estonia
Calls for #Russia to pull all troops out of Ukraine
"I cannot think of a time in it'l affairs when the difference between right and wrong...is so obvious" per #Britain PM @BorisJohnson
Says #UK is offering "ever-growing quantities" of lethal and defensive weapons, logistical support to #Ukraine
#Russia's tactics in #Ukraine-"Very horrifying to see what kind of steps they [Russia] are taking & how they are escalating this crisis" per #Estonia PM @kajakallas
Predicts #Moscow will face "a lot of resistance" as Russian troops try to take Ukrainian cities