Rex Tillerson: “Sanctions, in my view, taken after the fact were not going to be adequate to deter that.”

We have already done that through our diplomatic mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and have called for a full investigation.

The United States and Russia certainly have unresolved differences on a number of issues. But we have the potential to appropriately coordinate in Syria in order to produce stability and serve our mutual security interests.

We call on the DPRK to halt its illegal nuclear weapons program and its ballistic missile test.

Our approach to human rights begins by acknowledging that American leadership requires moral clarity.