Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “If confirmed, I will press Haiti's leaders and its people to show through actions their commitment to democratic values…”

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.

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.

These are people, as you noted, who have fled persecution in their countries. They have come to the United States with hope and desires. And we`re a country of immigrants. We have always welcomed immigrants into this country. And to have…

We will not continue to allow them to use that perch to terrorize the world with their actions.