Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “It is critical that USAID maintain its vital support for democratic civil society and human rights defenders.”

We know the outcomes of these sham referenda were predetermined in Moscow. They, in no way, represent a legitimate expression of the will of the Ukrainian people. The will of the Ukrainian people is clear every day as they fight valiantly…

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

Ukraine is not theirs to take. It’s not theirs to have elections in. They have attacked a sovereign, independent country.

This is part of their playbook. They have done this before. They did it in 2014, and it was not accepted.