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Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Overview of
U.S. and Allied Responses
February 25, 2022
Russia launched a full-scale air, land, and sea attack on the independent and democratic state of Ukraine
on February 24, 2022. The United States and its allies around the world have condemned Russia's
unprecedented military aggression as unprovoked and unjustified. On February 24, President Biden
said,
Now the entire world sees clearly what [Vladimir] Putin and his Kremlin allies are really all about.
This was never about genuine security concerns.... It was always about naked aggression, about
Putin's desire for empire by any means necessary-by bullying Russia's neighbors through coercion
and corruption, by changing borders by force, and, ultimately, by choosing a war without a cause.
Putin's actions betray his sinister vision for the future of our world-one where nations take what
they want by force.
Moscow's objectives appear to include a broad seizure of territory across Ukraine and replacement of
Ukraine's democratically elected government with a nondemocratic satellite regime. Russia also may be
seeking to annex a greater part of eastern and southern Ukraine, leaving a rump Ukraine to serve as a
puppet state. Reports show many incidents of Ukrainian armed forces' resistance to the Russian invasion.
Many civilians have fled their homes, and Ukraine's government has ordered a general military
mobilization. Russian troops reportedly entered Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, on February 25, 2022.
Since December 2021, the United States and allies had warned Russian officials they were prepared to
impose severe new sanctions on Russia if it launched a new invasion of Ukraine, a country Russia first
invaded and partially occupied in 2014. The United States and allies imposed an initial round of sanctions
on February 21-23, 2022, in response to Russia's purported recognition of two Russia-occupied regions in
eastern Ukraine as independent states. The United States and allies imposed more sanctions on February
24, 2022, after Russia launched its attack. Members of Congress are considering additional sanctions on
Russia and other actions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
U.S. Sanctions
The most recent rounds of U.S. sanctions and related actions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
are potentially more impactful than many previous sanctions the United States has imposed on Russia
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