U.S. Lieutenant Governors

We should be working to confiscate those funds and use Russia's own money to finance the reconstruction of Ukraine.

If we get this wrong, we risk not only billions of dollars in U.S. and allied economic hardships.

Putin obviously gets very little advice from anywhere. He treats the world like they are fools.

On February 24, of course, Russia initiated its premeditated, brutal, and illegal invasion of Ukraine.

They will fight with broomsticks in the streets, if necessary, and all of us have had the opportunity to discuss this with the Ukrainians.

Arguably, what you are doing is more important than what is happening on the battlefield.

We are fundamentally changing Russia's role in the global economy.

Putin's idea that he could occupy this country and put in a new regime, which was his objective, and then move from there to other countries, this is over.

First of all, let there be no mistake about this. We really appreciate what you are doing.

That is the sign of a country suffering under economic distress, and I think that is a direct result of the sanctions we have put in place.

I really believe we can do better.

Despite the announcement of sanctions, Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, and Putin is doubling down.

We want to urge you to double your efforts in this regard, because you are the ones that can really help bring this thing to an end.

The kinds of things that you are doing are the ones that are going to bring Russia to heel.

We are delegitimizing Russia's imperial project.

I traveled to Ukraine and saw firsthand the devastation Russia's war has caused, including acts of terrorism and genocide.

We are mitigating the effect of the war on the Global South.

In the absence of enforcement, the sanctions are worthless.

People are losing their rights. I can`t sit back -- you`ve got to push back. We`ve got to hold them accountable and yes, we prepare ourselves for the great reconciliation.

I mean, he`s hardwired for a different world but that world`s gone, and he`s acknowledged that very publicly on multiple occasions.

I think we`ve stressed the debate a little bit. I mean, they`re like, oh, look at over there. Hey, well, I`m not that, but now, people are lean -- I`m talking to other governors, and some of my friends, some are becoming closer friends…

Where is the Democratic Party? Where’s the party? Why aren’t we standing up more firmly, more resolutely? Why are we calling this out?

Bill Clinton said decades ago, right, when we got shellacked to one of the midterms, said, given the choice, the American people always support strong and wrong versus weak and right, and there was truth then about that, there’s truth…

It’s sick. It’s -- I mean, I’m a parent -- man, I mean, how -- how do I explain that to my -- forget the Democrat, Republican, us versus -- it’s like what? Someone did that? They would do that to kids, to other people’s kids? To human…