Nord Stream 2 is something that is very much not in the German interest nor it is in the European interest.

I think there needs to be this two-pronged approach where the United States States clearly that this is not in the U.S. interest

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when we are talking about energy issues, can you talk also about the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, and how important are additional sanctions for that, to stop that?

We have to remain at the table. We need to be seated at the table, for sure.

The EU and NATO, they are not just allies; they are our most important allies.

The calls for the United States to retreat from our global obligations are dangerous.

In Afghanistan the difference between the Russians and us is the Afghan people want us there.

If this does not demonstrate that Putin's strategy failed, I do not know what does.

As Congress, we must come together and be the steel that forces Putin to think again.

I believe he was not. I believe that we can debate, and I think it is probably a good debate within the administration, of whether he should have been, because as the Secretary mentioned, it is a pretty serious accusation.

It is in our best interest to work with our allies, much like we did throughout the cold war.

Lenin once said: You probe with bayonets. If you find mush, you proceed. If you find steel, you withdraw.

I think we need to get to the bottom of it, and I think it is a very, very serious accusation that we should find out if true.

Since the 2008 invasion of Georgia, Russia has shown not only a willingness but an eagerness to develop, test, and deploy an advanced set of tools to undermine democracy and Western institutions around the world.

If the intelligence proved that the Russian officials approved of this bounty scheme, the United States and our international partners would need to respond forcefully.

The fact that we are even saying this underscores the point that we need to recalibrate our posture toward Russia.

I actually would have advocated for action, whatever that looks like, back in 2013 or 2014.

I think it is too much to call this a hoax.

I think a lot of the so-called scandal that we have been seeing here is not a scandal at all.

It seems to me that the only thing that Putin responds to is strength.

Bounties on American troops is a despicable escalation by Russia that demands a response.

We need a Russian policy, one that keeps Americans safe, not one that puts President Trump on good terms with the corrupt and criminal government of Vladimir Putin.