White House says there will be ‘consequences’ but no ‘red lines’ for Russia

Written by Christian Datoc, White House correspondent for The Washington Examiner

White House press secretary Jen Psaki reiterated Monday that Russia would face severe “consequences” if the country carries out a chemical attack in Ukraine but stopped short of drawing any red lines for intervention from the United States.

“I think that you heard the president say on Friday that there would be severe consequences, and the world would respond if they were to use chemical weapons,” she stated during one such exchange. “And what we have been doing over the course of the last several weeks, if not months, is providing as much information to the global community, to the media, and to others about what to expect.”