Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “I think the most important steps to take are the steps we are taking right now to address the security issues.”

The alliance is strong. NATO is stronger than it`s ever been, and the European alliance and partnership with the United States is stronger than it`s ever been.

President Putin miscalculated. He miscalculated how strong our partnership with Europe (INAUDIBLE), and he miscalculated NATO.

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

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.