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President Biden had a sharp response to a reporter who asked why he thought the latest sanctions would change Putin's behavior after previous steps did not stop Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Let's get something straight. Biden said at a press conference that he didn't say that the sanctions would deter him.

Sanctions never deter, you keep talking about it. I asked for the NATO meeting today to be sure that after a month, we will sustain what we are doing, not just next month, but for the rest of the year.

Biden said that wasn't what he said when he was asked if NATO's actions on Thursday will lead Russia to change course. You are playing a game with me.

The answer is no, he said.

More than 300 Russian lawmakers and dozens of state-owned companies were hit with sanctions by the Biden administration.

NATO established four new battle groups in Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary and agreed to strengthen cyber defenses and equipment to help Ukraine, including providing detection equipment, protection and medical supplies.

The most important thing is for the United States and its allies to stay united, according to Biden.

The most important thing is for us to stay unified and for the world to focus on what a brute this guy is and all the innocent peoples lives are being lost and ruined. Biden told reporters that was the important thing.

If you think Europe is going to crack in a month or six weeks or two months, then they can take anything for another month. He said that the reason he asked for the meeting was to demonstrate.

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