All of us would obviously prefer an immediate cease-fire while we work on a lasting peace, and maybe something like that could happen — but as of this moment, it is not happening.

We’re going to fight crime. That’s a good thing. Already they’re saying, He’s a dictator. The place is going to hell, and we’ve got to stop it. So instead of saying he’s a dictator, they should say we’re going to join him and make…

The decision was mine and Connie’s, and it was a hard decision, because I think I could do good work in either place.

Despite these threats, Somaliland remains committed to closer ties with the U.S., actively engaged in enhancing military cooperation, counterterrorism, and trade.

Well, ultimately, yes. But, I mean, what he means by root causes is this long historical complaints that we've heard repeatedly.

So, tomorrow, we'll be meeting with President Zelenskyy. We'll be meeting with European leaders.

Well, Putin has already seized land by force, and that, in and of itself, is not a positive precedent.

I think the meeting was a 10 in the sense that we got along great. And it's good when two big powers get along.

The decision to halt the visas followed outreach from multiple congressional offices.

The United States is not in a position to accept anything or reject anything, because ultimately, it's up to the Ukrainians.

Children should be returned to their families. We- on that position, I don't think there's any ambiguity on our side.

Well, ultimately, yeah. But I mean, what he means by root causes is this long historical complaints that we've heard repeatedly.

Yes, I mean, we've repeatedly raised that issue on – in every forum possible.

Our goal here is to have a peace agreement to end this war.

It will require both sides to make concessions. It will require both sides to get things they're asking for.

We've been working with these people for weeks, for weeks on this stuff.

You’re saying talks are over. For the foreseeable future, for the next year or year-and-a-half, there’s no more talks, because there’s no one else in the world that can talk to him (Putin).

If one side gets everything they want, that's called surrender.