This was not a choice of which American to bring home. The choice was one or none.

I wholeheartedly wish that we could have brought Paul home, today, on the same plane, as Brittney.

There's always value in diplomacy, if the parties in question and, in this case, Russia are actually interested in meaningful diplomacy.

This is about them. It's not about us.

My determination is, one way or another, as long as it takes to get people home.

The United States does not and will never recognize any of the Kremlin`s claims to sovereignty over parts of Ukraine that it seized by force and now purports to incorporate into Russia. This territory is and will remain Ukrainian.

My dad was 96 years old. He was, in so many ways, my role model.

It is very important that Moscow hear from us and know from us that the consequences would be horrific.

The very international order that we have gathered here to uphold is being shredded before our eyes. We cannot -- we will not -- allow President Putin to get away with it.

We have a real stake in upholding these principles if they can really defend them against those who would seek to dilute them, diminish them, eliminate them, mostly I`m anxious to hear from all of our colleagues who have in various ways…

The sham referendum, the potential mobilization of additional forces is a sign of strength? On the contrary it`s a sign of weakness. It`s a sign of Russian failure.

Secretary Blinken emphasized bringing Brittney Griner home as an absolute priority, adding the verdict puts a spotlight on our significant concerns with Russia's legal system and the Russian government's use of wrongful detentions to…