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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) rebuked his fellow Republican colleague Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC) for calling on the assassination of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki refused to give an answer as to whether the U.S. would ban Russian oil in the daily press briefing Thursday.

President Joe Biden and his administration said Americans should reduce their consumption of oil and gas in order to keep prices down and ultimately punish Russian President Vladimir Putin.

President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address was, in a word, largely incomprehensible.

Polling by several Russia-owned polling groups found that the public was largely in support of the Russian government as they invade Ukraine, despite large protests happening in major cities.

Putin’s incredible wealth is likely to insulate him from the immediate impact of sanctions put in place by the United States and others.

Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President, our First Lady and Second Gentleman. Members of Congress and the Cabinet. Justices of the Supreme Court. My fellow Americans.

"We need to remain rational not emotional, pray fervently for peace, and work hard to deescalate the violence in Eurasia."

As Russian forces march closer to the capital city of Kyiv, the international community is sending military aid to Ukraine. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling on nations to inflect financial punishments on Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine.

European Union analyzing removing Russia from the union's international payments system.