The Pentagon has ordered 7,000 additional U.S. troops to deploy to Germany. President Biden has also directed Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to move U.S. forces in Europe to Poland and the Baltic republics bordering Russia. On Thursday, Biden announced the U.S. would tighten its sanctions against Russia, with new measures targeting Russian banks, energy producers, weapons makers and wealthy families close to President Putin. But Biden stopped short of directly sanctioning Putin or kicking Russia out of the global SWIFT banking system.

President Joe Biden: “This aggression cannot go unanswered. If it did, the consequences for America would be much worse. America stands up to bullies. We stand up for freedom.”

The 27-nation European Union also announced new sanctions on Russia, as did Japan, South Korea, Australia and other U.S. allies. After headlines, we’ll spend the rest of the hour on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.