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in Ukraine.
Hi, Ilana.
Hi, Carl.
The White House is facing new pressure to block the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from moving
forward as world leaders toughen their stance against Russia.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced this morning that it will pull the plug on the
pipeline after months of resisting this move.
He said Germany has reassessed the situation in light of Russia's deployment of troops
into the Donbass region of Ukraine.
Now, White House spokesman Jen Psaki said the U.S. has been in close consultation with
Germany and that it welcomed the announcement.
She also said the U.S. would take action on Nord Stream if Russia were to invade Ukraine.
And two sources are now telling NBC that is how the Biden administration is characterizing
the situation now, as an invasion.
The White House is preparing to announce additional measures targeting Russia today, but it remains
unclear what the scope of that action will be.
So far, it has stopped short of the full-fledged package of devastating sanctions that Biden
has threatened against Russia.
But on Capitol Hill, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are now urging the White House
to move quickly and in coordination with our allies.
Already, we know the European Union is working on a package of sanctions, including limiting
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