Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “I think we can put some pressure on them to make them do that.”

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.

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

They have been isolated in the international community. And this is a desperate action by a country that does not have confidence in itself.

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