Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “Unfortunately, however, that possibility seems distant.”

We`re not going to let Russia get away with lying to the world or staining the integrity of the Security Council by using this forum as a venue for legitimizing Putin`s violence.

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.

What Putin is doing is convincing people all over the world that we are the reason that millions are food insecure.

We are prepared to have an open dialogue with the North Koreans without preconditions. We want to pursue diplomacy.