Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “The Department of State has a huge responsibility of carrying out our diplomatic goals all over the world.”

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

We have held the doors open for meaningful diplomacy and we remain open to dialogue, real productive dialogue without preconditions.

You know, we had 14 members of the security council today say to Russia, loudly and clearly, that`s what they are doing in Ukraine is unacceptable.

But we have used the Security Council, we have used the General Assembly to isolate Russia, to condemn Russia, to kick Russia off of the Human Rights Council.