Marie Yovanovitch: “This is not a time to undercut our diplomats.”

Honestly, I never imagined such a whole scale invasion. When I was ambassador in Ukraine, I thought that keeping a low level war going in the east destabilizing Ukraine in that way with cyberattacks, assassinations, disinformation…

Well, I think it's hugely important for two reasons. One is to focus on what is happening in Ukraine, to call out Russian actions for what they are, war crimes, as we just heard the president declare, demand a cease-fire and warn Putin not…

I think they underestimated the international wealth and resolve of the United States and the allies and partners that I think President Biden has done a great job of bringing together.

It was quite clear that he felt that NATO was not a good institution, that the other allies were taking the U.S. for a ride, and that we were supporting them in ways that we shouldn't be.