Linda Thomas-Greenfield

They constitute war crimes. They are attacks on civilians that cannot be justified by any -- in any way whatsoever.

The humanitarian toll of President Putin`s war on Ukraine is mounting. Children are dying. People are fleeing their homes, and for what? It`s clear Mr. Putin has a plan to destroy and terrorize Ukraine.

100 refugees are crossing into Poland every minute. 100 a minute.

The humanitarian toll on President Putin`s war in Ukraine is mounting. Children are dying. People are fleeing their homes. And for what? It`s clear Mr. Putin has a plan to destroy and terrorize Ukraine.

We have been warning Moscow for weeks that, in the end, Russia will be weaker, and not stronger, for launching this war. This is already proving true. The question is how much devastation President Putin is willing to wreak for this…

A plan to destroy and terrorize Ukraine.

We narrowly dodged a nuclear catastrophe.

By the grace of God, the world, narrowly, averted to a nuclear catastrophe last night. It was incredibly reckless, and dangerous. It threatened the safety of civilians across Russia, Ukraine, and Europe. Mr. Putin stopped this madness. And…

By the grace of God, the world narrowly averted a nuclear catastrophe last night. We all waited to exhale as we watched the horrific situation unfold in real time.

The World narrowly averted a nuclear catastrophe last night.

The world narrowly averted a nuclear catastrophe last night. Mr. Putin must stop this madness.

The United States remains highly concerned that Russian military forces controlling the Chernobyl site have not permitted operators there to have a shift change since last week. This is highly irresponsible behavior and causes grave…

By the grace of God, the world narrowly averted a nuclear catastrophe last night. Mr. Putin must stop this madness. And he must stop it now.

To the Russian soldiers sent to the front lines of an unjust, unnecessary war, I say, your leaders are lying to you. Do not commit war crimes. Do everything you can to put down your weapons and leave Ukraine.

It appears Russia is preparing to increase the brutality of its campaign against Ukraine. We have seen videos of Russian forces, moving exceptionality, lethal weaponry and to Ukraine, which has no place on the battlefield. That includes…

The people of Ukraine are counting on us, let`s not let them down.

Every day Russians should be asking themselves right now, how many Russian lives Putin will sacrifice for his cynical ambitions?

We are here tonight because we believe, along with Ukraine, that a full scale further invasion into Ukraine by Russia is imminent.

We said that Russia would manufacture a pretext for an attack.

Russia is the aggressor here. Russia's attack on Ukraine is tantamount to an attack on the U.N. and every member state in the chamber tonight.

the United States and our allies and partners will continue to respond to his actions with unity, with clarity and with conviction.

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.

Putin wants the world to travel back in time, to a time before the United Nations, to a time when empires ruled the world. But hat the rest of the world has moved forward. It is not 1919. It is 2022.

Tomorrow the United States will impose sanctions on Russia for this clear violation of international law and Ukraine`s sovereignty and territorial integrity. We can, will, and must stand united in our calls for Russia to withdraw its…

Just now my Russian counterpart made assertions without evidence to demonstrate their efforts to create a pretext for conflict. And it is alarming. It is revealing. And it is shameful. Every U.N. member state has a stake in what comes next.