President Joe Biden and other White House officials met with CEOs of leading companies on Monday to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and what can be done to mitigate the burden of increasing prices on Americans brought about by the war. Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond, and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese met with the CEOs of 16 major companies to discuss the latest developments on Russia’s invasion of its neighbor, according to a White House readout of the meeting. Biden was in attendance for part of the discussion, officials said. White House press secretary Jen Psaki told the press that Biden had “dropped by” for about 20 minutes and “provided them an update on Russia, Ukraine.” Officials “conveyed the administration’s commitment to continue imposing heavy costs on Putin to degrade Russia’s war machine and support the people of …
Biden Meets With CEOs to Discuss Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Price Increases
March 22, 2022
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