Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “China's efforts to assert its authoritarian agenda and values within the U.N. system depends on our withdrawal, which I…”

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

I can tell you that the Russians were making every effort to intimidate and press those countries away from supporting this General Assembly resolution.

So, now, let me be clear, the United States will never recognize any territory Russia attempts to seize or allegedly annex, as anything other than parts of Ukraine. We reject Russia's actions unequivocally.

They will hear from the president of the United States at the podium of the General Assembly tomorrow a rebuke of their unprovoked actions against Ukraine.