Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “On this day, I'm thinking about the American people, my fellow career diplomats and public servants around the world. I…”

I can tell you that the Russians were making every effort to intimidate and press those countries away from supporting this General Assembly resolution.

So, we don`t want to treat them, even though they are a permanent member of the security council, they are not behaving with the responsibility that we would expect of a permanent member of the Security Council.

basic humanitarian assistance should never be held hostage to political disagreements.

So, now, let me be clear, the United States will never recognize any territory Russia attempts to seize or allegedly annex, as anything other than parts of Ukraine. We reject Russia's actions unequivocally.