And Biden placed sanctions on those Russian-held areas of Ukraine, not on Russia.
Every fucking thing he does seems to be wrong.
U.S. imposes sanctions after Putin recognizes breakaway Ukraine regions
"Washington — President Biden signed an
executive order Monday imposing sanctions that target two Russia-backed breakaway republics in eastern Ukraine in a swift response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to
recognize the regions as independent.
The order bars "new investment, trade and financing by U.S. persons to, from, or in" the so-called Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic, located in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement."
U.S. imposes sanctions after Putin recognizes breakaway Ukraine regions