Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “We do not support those kinds of actions, and we have made that very clear.”

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

Absolutely. We have been clear since the Biden administration came on board that we are prepared to have an open dialogue with the North Koreans without preconditions.

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

It means that President Putin is continuing to escalate this war in a manner that is totally unacceptable.