A senior administration official said Monday the US was prepared to take 'substantive economic countermeasures' meant to inflict 'significant and severe economic harm on the Russian economy' should Putin go ahead with a military escalation in Ukraine. US officials are currently weighing a wide set of sanctions on Russia meant to deter Putin from launching an invasion into Ukraine, according to people familiar with the discussions. The visit comes just hours before the President is set to hold a high stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which he is expected to raise concerns regarding Russian military buildup on the border of Ukraine. The Bidens both stood at the base of the pillar and bowed their heads. The Bidens then walked to the New Jersey pillar of the memorial and the first lady laid a bouquet of flowers at the base in honor of her father, Donald Jacobs, who served as a US Navy signalman in WWII. The first lady also took off her gloves to touch the wreath and bowed her head. The President took off his gloves, touched the wreath and saluted it.

Dole was a veteran who was seriously wounded during World War II. The wild sunflower is the state flower of Kansas. The White House said the wreath contained one wild sunflower in honor of Republican Sen. The Bidens observed a moment of silence standing in front of a wreath at the center of the memorial. The age difference here makes all the difference, propelling One Wild Moment into a hilarious comedy of two middle-aged best friends, Laurent and Antoine (FranГ§ois Cluzet) who take their vacation in an old house near the beach in Corsicawhich, as portrayed here, looks as close to paradise as you can get. (CNN) - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, early Tuesday morning to pay their respects on the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited to the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, to pay their respects on the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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