On the table are sanctions against Russian banks, companies, and imports in the scenario that Ukraine is attacked. 

This included National Security Council officials this week holding discussions with executives from major banks including Citigroup Inc., Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. - according to the Bloomberg report.

This similarly comes as the administration is said to be reaching out to energy firms in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa - in hopes of helping Western Europe tapping alternate supply sources should things escalate to the point of Russia drastically cutting off gas to Europe, which could be a likely retaliatory move by Russia. But while Washington has been talking sanctions and even cutting Russia off from SWIFT, Ukraine's President Zelensky himself has been busy attempting to reign in the loose canon and "dangerous" rhetoric coming out of Washington officials...