Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “I think it does have to be a priority at the highest levels.”

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

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

Well, first and foremost, the Russians need to understand that this is not going to be business as usual for them. They have attacked their neighbor. They have attacked the core -- the soul -- of the U.N. charter. They have attacked all of…

These are people, as you noted, who have fled persecution in their countries. They have come to the United States with hope and desires. And we`re a country of immigrants. We have always welcomed immigrants into this country. And to have…