Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “basic humanitarian assistance should never be held hostage to political disagreements.”

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.

What they hope to hear and I think they will hear from President Biden is a reaffirmation of our commitments to the United Nations, our commitment to the U.N. Charter.

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.

Hunger is caused, often intentionally, by conflict.