Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “Stopping the violence, and ensuring that Africa's newest nation continues to move forward rather than backward, is of…”

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

It’s very difficult to take any of the five permanent members with veto rights over anything that goes on in the Security Council, it’s hard to get them off.

We know the outcomes of these sham referenda were predetermined in Moscow. They, in no way, represent a legitimate expression of the will of the Ukrainian people. The will of the Ukrainian people is clear every day as they fight valiantly…

We will not continue to allow them to use that perch to terrorize the world with their actions.