Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “They constitute war crimes. They are attacks on civilians that cannot be justified by any -- in any way whatsoever.”

The alliance is strong. NATO is stronger than it`s ever been, and the European alliance and partnership with the United States is stronger than it`s ever been.

But we have used the Security Council, we have used the General Assembly to isolate Russia, to condemn Russia, to kick Russia off of the Human Rights Council.

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

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