On the recordFebruary 21, 2022
Putin wants the world to travel back in time, time before the United Nations, time where empires ruled the world. The rest of the world has moved forward. It`s not 1919. It`s 2022.
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msnbc.comPutin wants the world to travel back in time, time before the United Nations, time where empires ruled the world. The rest of the world has moved forward. It`s not 1919. It`s 2022.
Thomas-Greenfield critiques Putin's ambitions as a regression to imperialism.
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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.
We have held the doors open for meaningful diplomacy and we remain open to dialogue, real productive dialogue without preconditions.
Ukraine is not theirs to take. It’s not theirs to have elections in. They have attacked a sovereign, independent country.