Victoria Nuland

This is a moment of testing, and I believe that both autocrats around the world and our friends around the world will watch extremely carefully what we do...

I believe that President Putin will make his decisions with regard to Ukraine regardless of what happens to Nord Stream 2.

As Lukashenko becomes more and more dependent on the Kremlin and gives up more and more of Belarus' sovereignty, something that he told his people he would never do, that Russia could actually use Belarusian territory to march on Ukraine.

I think the sanctions that we imposed in a steadily increasing fashion in 2014 and in 2015...did have the effect of stopping the Russian forces and President Putin from going further.

I believe that it absolutely would, Senator. As you know, this is gratuitous anyway. They do not need any additional energy from Russia.

I believe he has an ambition to have and to hold Ukraine.

Turkey weakens itself when it does not uphold these fundamental freedoms.

It is incomprehensible to me, personally, and to most of us why a NATO ally would want to acquire a Russian system.

If confirmed, I commit to use all available tools to try to stop the pipeline before it is completed.

America is at its strongest when our foreign policy enjoys broad bipartisan support both in Washington and at kitchen tables across America.

If confirmed, I will seek to put the full weight of our government behind diplomatic efforts to reach a peace agreement between the Afghan Government and the Taliban.

Press freedom is an absolutely essential human right and part of good governance around the world.