As the war in Ukraine nears the one-month mark, President Joe Biden continues balancing the need to help defend Ukraine without directly involving the U.S. military or further inflaming tensions with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Biden is working to make the invasion as costly as possible for Russia via sanctions but may face pressure to do more as disturbing news and images continue to emanate from Ukraine.

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