Joe Biden: More sanctions coming as Russia annexes Crimea

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Vice President Joe Biden, in Eastern Europe to reassure U.S. allies rattled by Russian actions in Ukraine, said Tuesday that Western powers would impose more sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s regime after Moscow formally annexed Crimea.

“It’s an almost unbelievable set of events that has brought us here,” Biden said in Warsaw, Poland, condemning the “blatant disregard of international law by Mr. Putin.”

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