Biden Says a Russian Invasion of Ukraine Would ‘Change the World’

Biden Says a Russian Invasion of Ukraine Would ‘Change the World’
President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with members of his administration at the White House in Washington on Jan. 24, 2022. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
Nick Ciolino
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President Joe Biden said Tuesday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would “change the world” and reiterated that the United States “has no intention” of sending troops to Ukraine.

“There will be enormous consequences if [Russian President Vladimir Putin] were to go in and invade, as he could, the entire country—or a lot less than as well—for Russia, not only in terms of economic consequences and political consequences, but there will be enormous consequences worldwide,” Biden said to reporters during a visit to a shop in Washington on Jan. 25.