Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “they also have an interest in ensuring that a democratically-elected government is not overthrown by violent means.”

You know, we had 14 members of the security council today say to Russia, loudly and clearly, that`s what they are doing in Ukraine is unacceptable.

We are stronger than we ever were before in terms of the European Union, NATO. All of this was not part of Putin`s plan. I think he thought that we would start to fray around the edges very, very quickly.

We absolutely support Israel's right to defend itself from this brutal attack on its own territory that we all witnessed at over the weekend.

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