09/15/2014
https://www.congress.gov...
"Is one of those actions to congratulate Vladimir Putin on his election? That kind of congratulations seems to, in effect, remove the deterrent effect of any action that we have taken."
"The Russians almost certainly know everything that you would tell me in a closed setting. They already know it."
"Do you agree that the only message the Vladimir Putin understands is one that makes him pay a price?"
"By December of 2015, in fact a noticeable change of strategy occurred."