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Russia is the aggressor here. Russia's attack on Ukraine is tantamount to an attack on the U.N. and every member state in the chamber tonight.

We said that Russia would manufacture a pretext for an attack.

We are here tonight because we believe, along with Ukraine, that a full scale further invasion into Ukraine by Russia is imminent.

The United States and our allies and partners will continue to respond to his actions with unity, with clarity and with conviction.

I do, unfortunately, Russia has positioned its forces at the final point of readiness across Ukraine`s borders to the north, to the east, to the south. Everything seems to be in place for Russia to engage in a major aggression against…

I do. Unfortunately, Russia has positioned its forces at the final point of readiness across Ukraine's borders to the north, to the east, to the south. Everything seems to be in place for Russia to engage in a major aggression against…

He has a grievance eating at him for about 20 years and has made a decision, I think, to try to redraw the national security architecture of Europe.

I think Putin's mind is made up. And he might improvise as he goes he I think he would do he would do that anyway.

I cannot imagine the pain that a mother feels to have her son run down and then gunned down while taking a jog on a public street. My heart goes out to her and to the family. That’s really all I can say about this.

Last week, I agreed to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov this week on February 24th, to discuss our country`s respective concerns about European security, but only if Russia did not invade Ukraine. Now that we see the invasion is…

Now that we see the invasion is beginning and Russia has made clear its wholesale rejection of diplomacy, it does not make sense to go forward with that meeting at this time.

This is the greatest threat to security in Europe since World War II.

The Justice Department has a legal obligation to prosecute hate crimes. I cannot imagine the pain that a mother feels to have her son run down and then gunned down while taking a jog on a public street.

Putin wants the world to travel back in time, time before the United Nations, time where empires ruled the world. The rest of the world has moved forward. It`s not 1919. It`s 2022.

Kremlin recognition of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People`s Republics as independent requires a swift infirmary spots, and we will take appropriate steps in coordination with partners.

Just now my Russian counterpart made assertions without evidence to demonstrate their efforts to create a pretext for conflict. And it is alarming. It is revealing. And it is shameful. Every U.N. member state has a stake in what comes next.

Tomorrow the United States will impose sanctions on Russia for this clear violation of international law and Ukraine`s sovereignty and territorial integrity. We can, will, and must stand united in our calls for Russia to withdraw its…

President Biden issued an executive order today, that will prohibit new investment, trade and financing in the so-called DPR and LPR regions. Tomorrow, the United States will take further measures to hold Russia accountable for this clear…