Factbase Transcripts

Joe Biden

Very Negative

00:00:00-00:00:15 (15 sec)

"Sorry to keep you waiting. Good afternoon. The Russian military has begun a brutal assault on the people of Ukraine without provocation, without justification, without necessity." 1

Joe Biden

Negative

00:00:15-00:00:30 (16 sec)

"This is a premeditated attack. Vladimir Putin has been planning this for months, as I've been -- as we've been saying all along. He moved more than 175,000 troops, military equipment into positions along the Ukrainian border." 2

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:00:30-00:00:40 (10 sec)

"He moved blood supplies into position and built a field hospital, which tells you all you need to know about his intentions all along." 3

Joe Biden

Very Negative

00:00:40-00:00:52 (12 sec)

"He rejected every good-faith effort the United States and our Allies and partners made to address our mutual security concerns through dialogue to avoid needless conflict and avert human suffering." 4

Joe Biden

Somewhat Negative

00:00:52-00:01:02 (10 sec)

"For weeks -- for weeks, we have been warning that this would happen. And now it's unfolding largely as we predicted." 5

Joe Biden

Somewhat Positive

00:01:02-00:01:10 (8 sec)

"In the past week, we've seen shelling increase in the Donbas, the region in eastern Ukraine controlled by Russian-backed separatists." 6

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:01:10-00:01:16 (6 sec)

"Rus- -- the Russian government has perpetrated cyberattacks against Ukraine." 7

Joe Biden

Very Negative

00:01:16-00:01:37 (21 sec)

"We saw a staged political theater in Moscow -- outlandish and baseless claims that Ukraine was -- Ukraine was about to invade and launch a war against Russia, that Ukraine was prepared to use chemical weapons, that Ukraine committed a genocide -- without any evidence." 8

Joe Biden

Slightly Negative

00:01:37-00:01:49 (12 sec)

"We saw a flagrant violation of international law in attempting to unilaterally create two new so-called republics on sovereign Ukrainian territory." 9

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:01:49-00:02:00 (11 sec)

"And at the very moment that the United Nations Security Council was meeting to stand up for Ukraine's sovereignty to stave off invasion, Putin declared his war." 10

Joe Biden

Somewhat Negative

00:02:00-00:02:06 (6 sec)

"Within moments -- moments, missile strikes began to fall on historic cities across Ukraine." 11

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:02:06-00:02:11 (5 sec)

"Then came in the air raids, followed by tanks and troops rolling in." 12

Joe Biden

Negative

00:02:11-00:02:24 (13 sec)

"We've been transparent with the world. We've shared declassified evidence about Russia's plans and cyberattacks and false pretexts so that there can be no confusion or cover-up about what Putin was doing." 13

Joe Biden

Slightly Negative

00:02:24-00:02:33 (9 sec)

"Putin is the aggressor. Putin chose this war. And now he and his country will bear the consequences." 14

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:02:33-00:02:42 (9 sec)

"Today, I'm authorizing additional strong sanctions and new limitations on what can be exported to Russia." 15

Joe Biden

Very Negative

00:02:42-00:02:48 (6 sec)

"This is going to impose severe costs on the Russian economy, both immediately and over time." 16

Joe Biden

Positive

00:02:48-00:02:58 (10 sec)

"We have purposefully designed these sanctions to maximize the long-term impact on Russia and to minimize the impact on the United States and our Allies." 17

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:02:58-00:03:10 (11 sec)

"And I want to be clear: The United States is not doing this alone. For months, we've been building a coalition of partners representing well more than half of the global economy." 18

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:03:10-00:03:23 (14 sec)

"Twenty-seven members of the European Union, including France, Germany, Italy -- as well as the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and many others -- to amplify the joint impact of our response." 19

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:03:23-00:03:46 (22 sec)

"I just spoke with the G7 leaders this morning, and we are in full and total agreement. We will limit Russia's ability to do business in Dollars, Euros, Pounds, and Yen to be part of the global economy. We will limit their ability to do that. We are going to stunt the ability to finance and grow Rus- -- the Russian military." 20

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:03:46-00:03:53 (7 sec)

"We're going to impose major -- and we're going to impair their ability to compete in a high-tech 21st century economy." 21

Joe Biden

Very Negative

00:03:53-00:04:11 (19 sec)

"We've already seen the impact of our actions on Russia's currency, the Ruble, which early today hit its weakest level ever -- ever in history. And the Russian stock market plunged today. The Russian government's borrowing rate spiked by over 15 percent." 22

Joe Biden

Leans Positive

00:04:11-00:04:18 (7 sec)

"In today's actions, we have now sanctioned Russian banks that together hold around $1 trillion in assets." 23

Joe Biden

Somewhat Negative

00:04:18-00:04:29 (11 sec)

"We've cut off Russia's largest bank -- a bank that holds more than one third of Russia's banking assets by itself -- cut it off from the U.S. financial system." 24

Joe Biden

Leans Positive

00:04:29-00:04:45 (16 sec)

"And today, we're also blocking four more major banks. That means every asset they have in America will be frozen. This includes V.T.B., the second-largest bank in Russia, which has $250 billion in assets." 25

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:04:45-00:04:55 (10 sec)

"As promised, we're also adding names to the list of Russian elites and their family members that are sanctioning -- that we're sanctioning as well." 26

Joe Biden

Somewhat Positive

00:04:55-00:05:10 (15 sec)

"As I said on Tuesday, these are people who personally gain from the Kremlin's policies and they should share in the pain. We will keep up this drumbeat of those designations against corrupt billionaires in the days ahead." 27

Joe Biden

Slightly Negative

00:05:10-00:05:17 (7 sec)

"On Tuesday, we stopped the Russian government from raising money from U.S. or European investors." 28

Joe Biden

Leans Positive

00:05:17-00:05:28 (11 sec)

"Now, we're going to apply the same restrictions to Russia's largest state-owned enterprises -- companies with assets that exceed $1.4 trillion." 29

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:05:28-00:05:42 (14 sec)

"Some of the most powerful impacts of our actions will come over time as we squeeze Russia's access to finance and technology for strategic sectors of its economy and degrade its industrial capacity for years to come." 30

Joe Biden

Slightly Negative

00:05:42-00:05:50 (8 sec)

"Between our actions and those of our Allies and partners, we estimate that we'll cut off more than half of Russia's high-tech imports." 31

Joe Biden

Slightly Negative

00:05:50-00:06:09 (19 sec)

"It will strike a blow to their ability to continue to modernize their military. It'll degrade their aerospace industry, including their space program. It will hurt their ability to build ships, reducing their ability to compete economically. And it will be a major hit to Putin's long-term strategic ambitions." 32

Joe Biden

Leans Negative

00:06:09-00:06:19 (10 sec)

"And we're preparing to do more. In addition to the economic penalties we're imposing, we're also taking steps to defend our NATO Allies, particularly in the east." 33

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:06:19-00:06:38 (19 sec)

"Tomorrow, NATO will convene a summit -- we'll be there -- to bring together the leaders of 30 Allied nations and close partners to affirm our solidarity and to map out the next steps we will take to further strengthen all aspects of our NATO Alliance." 34

Joe Biden

Leans Positive

00:06:38-00:07:03 (25 sec)

"Although we provided over $650 million in defensive assistance to Ukraine just this year -- this last year, let me say it again: Our forces are not and will not be engaged in the conflict with Russia in Ukraine. Our forces are not going to Europe to fight in Ukraine but to defend our NATO Allies and reassure those Allies in the east." 35

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:07:03-00:07:17 (14 sec)

"As I made crystal clear, the United States will defend every inch of NATO territory with the full force of American power. And the good news is: NATO is more united and more determined than ever." 36

Joe Biden

Very Negative

00:07:17-00:07:28 (11 sec)

"There is no doubt -- no doubt that the United States and every NATO Ally will meet our Article 5 commitments, which says that an attack on one is an attack on all." 37

Joe Biden

Somewhat Positive

00:07:28-00:07:35 (7 sec)

"Over the past few weeks, I ordered thousands of additional forces to Germany and Poland as part of our commitment to NATO." 38

Joe Biden

Leans Negative

00:07:35-00:07:54 (18 sec)

"On Tuesday, in response to Russia's aggressive action, including its troop presence in Belarus and the Black Sea, I've authorized the deployment of ground and air forces already stationed in Europe to NATO's eastern flank Allies: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania." 39

Joe Biden

Positive

00:07:54-00:08:04 (11 sec)

"Our Allies have also been stepping up, adding -- the other Allies, the rest of NATO -- adding their own forces and capabilities to ensure our collective defense." 40

Joe Biden

Very Negative

00:08:04-00:08:14 (10 sec)

"And today, within hours of Russia's unleashing its assault, NATO came together and authorized and activated -- an activation of response plans." 41

Joe Biden

Somewhat Positive

00:08:14-00:08:25 (11 sec)

"This will enable NATO's high-readiness forces to deploy and -- when and where they're needed to protect our NATO Allies on the eastern boundaries of Europe." 42

Joe Biden

Leans Positive

00:08:25-00:08:39 (14 sec)

"And now I'm authorizing additional U.S. forces and capabilities to deploy to Germany as part of NATO's response, including some of U.S.-based forces that the Department of Defense placed on standby weeks ago." 43

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:08:39-00:08:55 (15 sec)

"I've also spoken with Defense Secretary Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Milley, about preparations for additional moves should they become necessary to protect our NATO Allies and support the greatest military Alliance in the history of the world -- NATO." 44

Joe Biden

Somewhat Positive

00:08:55-00:09:05 (10 sec)

"As we respond, my administration is using the tools -- every tool at our disposal to protect American families and businesses from rising prices at the gas pump." 45

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:09:05-00:09:16 (12 sec)

"You know, we're taking active steps to bring down the costs. And American oil and gas companies should not -- should not exploit this moment to hike their prices to raise profits." 46

Joe Biden

Positive

00:09:16-00:09:22 (5 sec)

"You know, in our sanctions package, we specifically designed to allow energy payments to continue." 47

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:09:22-00:09:35 (13 sec)

"We are closely monitoring energy supplies for any disruption. We have been coordinating with major oil producing and consuming countries toward our common interest to secure global energy supplies." 48

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:09:35-00:09:49 (14 sec)

"We are actively working with countries around the world to elevate [evaluate] a collective release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserves of major energy-consuming countries. And the United States will release additional barrels of oil as conditions warrant." 49

Joe Biden

Very Negative

00:09:49-00:10:01 (12 sec)

"I know this is hard and that Americans are already hurting. I will do everything in my power to limit the pain the American people are feeling at the gas pump. This is critical to me." 50

Joe Biden

Slightly Positive

00:10:01-00:10:16 (15 sec)

"But 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. This is who we are." 51

Joe Biden

Negative

00:10:16-00:10:26 (10 sec)

"Let me also repeat the warning I made last week: If Russia pursues cyberattacks against our companies, our critical infrastructure, we are prepared to respond." 52

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:10:26-00:10:37 (11 sec)

"For months, we have been working closely with our private -- with the private sector to harden their cyber defenses, sharpen our ability to respond to Russian cyberattacks as well." 53

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:10:37-00:10:53 (17 sec)

"I spoke late last night to President Zelenskyy of Ukraine and I assured him that the United States, together with our Allies and partners in Europe, will support the Ukrainian people as they defend their country. We'll provide humanitarian relief to ease their suffering." 54

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:10:53-00:11:04 (11 sec)

"And in the early days of this conflict, Russian propaganda outlets will keep trying to hide the truth and claim success for its military operation against a made-up threat." 55

Joe Biden

Positive

00:11:04-00:11:19 (15 sec)

"But history has shown time and again how swift gains in territory eventually give way to grinding occupations, acts of mass civil -- mass civil disobedience, and strategic dead-ends." 56

Joe Biden

Leans Positive

00:11:19-00:11:38 (19 sec)

"The next few weeks and months will be hard on the people of Ukraine. Putin has unleashed a great pain on them. But the Ukrainian people have known 30 years of independence, and they have repeatedly shown that they will not tolerate anyone who tries to take their country backwards." 57

Joe Biden

Positive

00:11:38-00:11:47 (9 sec)

"This is a dangerous moment for all of Europe, for the freedom around the world. Putin has a -- has committed an assault on the very principles that uphold global peace." 58

Joe Biden

Very Negative

00:11:47-00:12:18 (31 sec)

"But now the entire world sees clearly what Putin and his Kremlin -- and his Kremlin allies are really all about. This was never about genuine security concerns on their part. 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." 59

Joe Biden

Very Negative

00:12:18-00:12:27 (8 sec)

"Putin's actions betray his sinister vision for the future of our world -- one where nations take what they want by force." 60

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:12:27-00:12:35 (8 sec)

"But it is a vision that the United States and freedom-loving nations everywhere will oppose with every tool of our considerable power." 61

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:12:35-00:12:44 (9 sec)

"The United States and our Allies and partners will emerge from this stronger, more united, more determined, and more purposeful." 62

Joe Biden

Leans Positive

00:12:44-00:13:04 (20 sec)

"And Putin's aggression against Ukraine will end up costing Russia dearly -- economically and strategically. We will make sure of that. Putin will be a pariah on the international stage. Any nation that countenances Russia's naked aggression against Ukraine will be stained by association." 63

Joe Biden

Very Negative

00:13:04-00:13:17 (13 sec)

"When the history of this era is written, Putin's choice to make a totally unjustifiable war on Ukraine will have left Russia weaker and the rest of the world stronger." 64

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:13:17-00:13:39 (22 sec)

"Liberty, democracy, human dignity -- these are the forces far more powerful than fear and oppression. They cannot be extinguished by tyrants like Putin and his armies. They cannot be erased by people -- from people's hearts and hopes by any amount of violence and intimidation. They endure." 65

Joe Biden

Leans Positive

00:13:39-00:13:48 (9 sec)

"And in the contest between democracy and autocracy, between sovereignty and subjugation, make no mistake: Freedom will prevail." 66

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:13:48-00:13:54 (6 sec)

"God bless the people of a free and democratic Ukraine. And may God protect our troops." 67

Question

Neutral

00:13:54-00:13:55 (1 sec)

"President Biden --" 68

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:13:55-00:13:59 (4 sec)

"Associated Press, Zeke." 69

Question

Neutral

00:13:59-00:14:08 (9 sec)

"Chris Megerian. So, do you have any plans to speak with President Putin at this point? And what interactions have you had with the Russian government?" 70

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:14:08-00:14:11 (4 sec)

"I heard the first part: Do I have any plans to speak with Putin at this point. And what?" 71

Question

Neutral

00:14:11-00:14:18 (6 sec)

"What communications have you had with the Kremlin as far as military [inaudible] in Ukraine and making sure this does not spiral into a larger conflict?" 72

Joe Biden

Positive

00:14:18-00:14:32 (14 sec)

"Well, it's a large conflict already. The way we're going to assure it's not going to spiral to a larger conflict is by providing all the forces needed in the Eastern European nations that are members of NATO. NATO is more united than it's ever been." 73

Joe Biden

Slightly Negative

00:14:32-00:14:38 (7 sec)

"And I have no plans to talk with Putin." 74

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:14:38-00:14:44 (6 sec)

"Wall Street Journal, Tarina [Tarini]." 75

Question

Leans Negative

00:14:44-00:14:59 (14 sec)

"Mr. President, you didn't mention SWIFT in your sanctions that you announced. Is there a reason why the U.S. isn't doing that? Is there disagreement among Allies regarding SWIFT and whether Russia should be allowed to be a part of it?" 76

Joe Biden

Positive

00:14:59-00:15:07 (8 sec)

"The sanctions that we have proposed on all their banks is of equal consequence -- maybe more consequence than SWIFT -- number one." 77

Joe Biden

Slightly Positive

00:15:07-00:15:14 (7 sec)

"Number two, it is always an option. But right now, that's not the position that the rest of Europe wishes to take." 78

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:15:14-00:15:18 (4 sec)

"Cecilia Ve- -- Vega, ABC." 79

Question

Very Positive

00:15:18-00:15:33 (15 sec)

"Thank you, sir. Sir, sanctions clearly have not been enough to deter Vladimir Putin to this point. What is going to stop him? How and when does this end? And do you see him trying to go beyond Ukraine?" 80

Question

Very Negative

00:15:33-00:15:46 (13 sec)

"And a second question I'll just give to you now: This statement that he gave last night will -- that the We- -- the threat that he gave -- the West "will face consequences greater than any you have faced in history." Is he threatening a nuclear strike?" 81

Joe Biden

Very Negative

00:15:46-00:15:52 (6 sec)

"I have no idea what he's threatening. I know what he has done, number one." 82

Joe Biden

Slightly Positive

00:15:52-00:16:09 (17 sec)

"And number two, no one expected the sanctions to prevent anything from happening. That has to sh- -- this is going to take time. And we have to show resolve so he knows what's coming and so the people of Russia know what he's brought on them. That's what this is all about." 83

Joe Biden

Slightly Positive

00:16:09-00:16:16 (6 sec)

"This is going to take time. It's not going to occur -- he's going to say, "Oh my God, these sanctions are coming. I'm going to stand down."" 84

Joe Biden

Slightly Positive

00:16:16-00:16:23 (8 sec)

"He's going to test the resolve of the West to see if we stay together. And we will. We will and it will impose significant costs on him." 85

Question

Neutral

00:16:23-00:16:26 (3 sec)

"Will he go beyond Ukraine, sir? Do you see him going beyond Ukraine?" 86

Question

Neutral

00:16:26-00:16:27 (1 sec)

"Mr. President -- Mr. President --" 87

Joe Biden

Positive

00:16:27-00:16:28 (1 sec)

"[Points to reporter] Yes." 88

Question

Very Negative

00:16:28-00:16:49 (21 sec)

"Thank you. Two topics, just really quick. First, markets are down and gas prices are up. I know you always stress the difference between Wall Street and Main Street, but everybody seems to be in for some economic pain. How economically painful is it going to get for people in this country?" 89

Question

Neutral

00:16:49-00:16:51 (2 sec)

"And I do have one more question." 90

Joe Biden

Very Negative

00:16:51-00:17:06 (16 sec)

"First of all, there's no doubt that when a major nuclear power attacks and invades another country that the world is going to respond and markets are going to respond all over the world. So, there's no doubt about that, number one." 91

Joe Biden

Leans Negative

00:17:06-00:17:20 (14 sec)

"Number two, the notion that this is going to last for a long time is highly unlikely, as long as we continue to stay resolved in imposing the sanctions we're going to impose on Russia, period." 92

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:17:20-00:17:23 (3 sec)

"What's your next question? I'm sorry." 93

Question

Leans Negative

00:17:23-00:17:33 (10 sec)

"The next question is: Did you underestimate Putin? And would you still describe him the way that you did in the summer, as a "worthy adversary"?" 94

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:17:33-00:17:39 (6 sec)

"At the time, he was -- I made it clear he was an adversary, and I said he was "worthy." I didn't underestimate him." 95

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:17:39-00:17:51 (12 sec)

"And I've read most of everything he's written. Did you read the -- I shouldn't sa- -- I'm not being a wise guy. The -- you heard the speech he made -- almost an hour's worth of speeches -- why he was going into Ukraine." 96

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:17:51-00:17:59 (8 sec)

"He has much larger ambitions in Ukraine. He wants to, in fact, reestablish the former Soviet Union. That's what this is about." 97

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:17:59-00:18:10 (10 sec)

"And I think that his -- his ambitions are -- are completely contrary to the place where the rest of the world has arrived." 98

Question

Neutral

00:18:10-00:18:12 (2 sec)

"President Biden -- President Biden --" 99

Question

Very Negative

00:18:12-00:18:21 (10 sec)

"And -- and with that -- with his ambitions, you're confident that these devastating sanctions are going to be as devastating as Russian missiles and bullets and tanks?" 100

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:18:21-00:18:27 (6 sec)

"Yes. Russian bullets, missiles, and tanks in Ukraine. Yes, I am." 101

Question

Neutral

00:18:27-00:18:36 (9 sec)

"Thank you, President Biden. If sanctions cannot stop President Putin, what penalty can?" 102

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:18:36-00:18:37 (2 sec)

"I didn't say sanctions couldn't stop him." 103

Question

Very Negative

00:18:37-00:18:41 (3 sec)

"But you've been talking about the threat of these sanctions for several weeks now --" 104

Joe Biden

Very Negative

00:18:41-00:18:46 (5 sec)

"Yes, but the threat of the sanctions and imposing the sanctions and seeing the effect of the sanctions are two different things." 105

Question

Leans Positive

00:18:46-00:18:46 (1 sec)

"Okay, but --" 106

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:18:46-00:18:54 (7 sec)

"They're two different things. And we're now going to -- he's going to begin to see the effect of the sanctions." 107

Question

Negative

00:18:54-00:18:58 (4 sec)

"And what will that do -- how will that change his mindset here, given he's attacking Ukraine as we speak?" 108

Joe Biden

Negative

00:18:58-00:19:08 (10 sec)

"Because it will so weaken his country that he'll have to make a very, very difficult choices of whether to continue to move toward being a second-rate power or, in fact, respond." 109

Question

Very Positive

00:19:08-00:19:19 (11 sec)

"You said, in recent weeks, that big nations cannot bluff when it comes to something like this. You recently said that the idea of personally sanctioning President Putin was on the table. Is that a step that you're prepared to take? And if not --" 110

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:19:19-00:19:20 (2 sec)

"It's not a bluff; it's on the table." 111

Question

Neutral

00:19:20-00:19:23 (2 sec)

"Sanctioning President Putin?" 112

Joe Biden

Positive

00:19:23-00:19:23 ( sec)

"Yes." 113

Question

Neutral

00:19:23-00:19:27 (4 sec)

"Why not sanction him today, sir? Why not sanction him today, sir?" 114

Question

Neutral

00:19:27-00:19:29 (2 sec)

"Mr. President --" 115

Question

Very Positive

00:19:29-00:19:49 (20 sec)

"Mr. President, if I can, you detailed some severe and swift new sanctions today and said the impact it will have over time, but given the full-scale invasion, given that you're not pursuing disconnecting Russia from what's called "SWIFT" -- the international banking system -- or other sanctions at your disposal, respectfully, sir, what more are you waiting for?" 116

Joe Biden

Leans Positive

00:19:49-00:20:07 (18 sec)

"Specifically, the sanctions we've imposed exceed SWIFT. The sanctions we imposed exceed anything that's ever been done. The sanctions we imposed have generated two thirds of the world joining us. They are profound sanctions. Let's have a conversation in another month or so to see if they're working." 117

Joe Biden

Positive

00:20:07-00:20:08 ( sec)

"Yes." 118

Question

Neutral

00:20:08-00:20:13 (6 sec)

"Let me ask you about -- can I ask you about Zelenskyy? Sir, you spoke to Volodymyr Zelenskyy yesterday, sir, if I could follow up --" 119

Question

Very Negative

00:20:13-00:20:21 (8 sec)

"What's the risk that we are watching the beginning of another Cold War? And is there now a complete rupture in U.S. and Russian relations?" 120

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:20:21-00:20:28 (6 sec)

"There is a complete rupture right now in U.S.-Russian relations if they continue on this path that they're on." 121

Joe Biden

Very Negative

00:20:28-00:20:41 (13 sec)

"And in terms of a Cold War, that depends. You have the vast majority of the rest of the world in total opposition to what he's doing -- from Asia to South America to Europe to acr- -- around the world." 122

Joe Biden

Leans Positive

00:20:41-00:20:48 (8 sec)

"And so, it's going to be a cold day for Russia. The idea -- you don't see a whole lot of people coming to his defense." 123

Question

Positive

00:20:48-00:21:01 (12 sec)

"And are you -- are you -- if I could follow-up, sir. Are you urging China to help isolate Russia? Are you urging China to help isolate Russia?" 124

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:21:01-00:21:07 (6 sec)

"I'm not prepared to comment on that at the moment." 125

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:21:07-00:21:07 ( sec)

"[Crosstalk by reporters]" 126

Question

Neutral

00:21:07-00:21:08 (1 sec)

"Mr. President --" 127

Joe Biden

Slightly Negative

00:21:08-00:21:13 (5 sec)

"Wait. No, no. [Points to reporter] Yeah." 128

Joe Biden

Somewhat Negative

00:21:13-00:21:15 (2 sec)

"No, no, no. He's had his hand up a long time." 129

Question

Somewhat Positive

00:21:15-00:21:24 (9 sec)

"Thank you, Mr. President. How concerned are you that Putin wants to go beyond Ukraine into other countries and the U.S. will have to get involved if he moves into NATO countries?" 130

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:21:24-00:21:38 (14 sec)

"Well, if he did move into NATO countries, he will be involved -- we will be involved. The only thing that I'm convinced of is: If we don't stop now, he'll be emboldened. If we don't move against him now with these significant sanctions, he will be emboldened." 131