Even as we focus here on the Russian Federation's outward aggression, clearly we cannot ignore the repression that is happening inside Russi...
Only the swift and the immediate action of the United States Government to train and equip the Ukrainians can stop Putin's strategy to decon...
Well, thank you all very much for your compelling testimony and for your continued focus on Ukraine.
I certainly agree with that. We have sent mixed signals, and I would hope that Ukraine would know that we are behind them 100 percent.
The West should be fully able to meet this challenge.
It is hard for me to see how this measure actually is any more provocative than what he is doing in Ukraine today.
Ukraine has an essential right to be able to defend itself, and us standing back and not supporting it... carries a heavy strategic and mora...
Ukraine is a sovereign independent nation that is under attack from a neighbor.
the absence and the clarity of the fact that we will not provide them weapons actually undermines their hand at the negotiating table.
Getting this strategy right will require firmness, patience, and solidarity with U.S. allies and friends in Europe.
What we are seeing is a dramatic situation where all these gains might be reversed.
Ukraine must reform. I have focused on the case for arming Ukraine because without this there will not be a country to rebuild.
The Russian people and the world demand a transparent investigation into Mr. Nemtsov's murder and I sincerely hope we will see that.
A serious strategic decision to stand by Ukraine with support... would demonstrate to our allies that this was a serious strategy.
the importance of providing military assistance to Ukraine, including defensive lethal weapons and light antiarmor weapons
this is obviously, I think, as we look at this issue of the regional--attempt at regional domination by Iran, this is of deep concern to us,...
I wanted to follow up on the issue of Ukraine, on a different topic, and that is the issue of U.S. intelligence sharing.
I really hope we will get them real-time intelligence, so that they can defend themselves.
