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West, including the United States, are also moving fast.

Last night, the US announced massive additional sanctions.

President Biden fiercely denounced Putin as an aggressor. 



Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung of Washington, I will connect you.

Correspondent Kim, first of all, what additional sanctions did the US impose? 



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] U.S. President Biden has unveiled a comprehensive sanctions plan that will restrict Russia's exports of high-tech products, including semiconductors, and add four major Russian banks to sanctions.



If this happens, it will be impossible to export semiconductors, computers, and telecommunication equipment, and it is expected that Russia will be significantly restricted from transacting in dollars, euros, pounds and yen in the international community.



In particular, items produced by Korean companies are also included in the export controls, so it is expected that Korea will be affected by export control measures.



The leaders of the 27 EU member states also agreed to impose sanctions on Russia in the financial, energy and transportation sectors, as well as export controls.



However, this measure did not include the so-called Swift sanctions, which completely withdraw from the dollar payment network like North Korea.



President Biden fiercely denounced Russian President Putin as an aggressor, saying he would be an outcast in the international community.



He also said that direct sanctions against Putin are on the table, and he has no intention of talking to him.

Let's hear President Biden's explanation. 



[Biden/President of the United States: Putin's aggression in Ukraine will cost Russia a large economic and strategic cost.

We believe that Putin will be bullied on the international stage.]



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Right now, they are going to pressure Russia with strong sanctions, but the number of US troops dispatched to Europe is increasing.

So, how likely should we look at the possibility of a direct conflict with Russia? 



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US has been in such a position that it will not go directly to Ukraine to fight.



Today, as the Russian invasion was confirmed, President Biden reaffirmed that he would not enter Ukraine.



However, he emphasized that the U.S. military will not stand still if Russia invades NATO member states around Ukraine. 



[President Biden/USA: Our military will not directly intervene in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Our army, which is being sent to Europe, will not fight in Ukraine, but will defend NATO allies.]



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Now, to predict what will happen in the future, I think we need to understand Putin's intentions a little more accurately. How is the president doing the analysis? 



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President Biden made an analysis that Putin did not commit such a large-scale invasion by looking only at Ukraine.



It is said that a planned war was started with the aim of rebuilding the former Soviet Union. 



Let's hear it for yourself.



[Biden/President of the United States: He has even greater ambitions in Ukraine.

He actually wants to rebuild the Soviet Union.

That's why this happened.]



As Russia's warfare may not be confined to Ukraine, the European security order itself has been plunged into a vortex.