Washington and London announced new coordinated sanctions against the Russian energy sector, designed to undermine “the Kremlin's biggest source of funding” for the war effort in Ukraine. Following the announcement,

President Joe Biden told Lawrence O'Donnell he was able to dissuade Russian President Vladimir Putin from using "tactical nukes" during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In an exclusive interview on MSNBC’s The Last Word,

Biden said he discussed Putin's nuclear threats at the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “He was concerned about tactical nuclear weapons in Europe, which alarmed everyone, including Russia.