Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “I am guardedly optimistic about the Central African Republic.”

The UN Security Council to press Russia to support.

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

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

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