"We hate this term--mutually assured destruction on the nuclear side was not a good thing. But I think we need to make it clear to the Russians that we can do to you what you can do to us."
"The Russians have developed an advanced set of tools to apply pressure on democracies around the world and they have shown their willingness to use it."
"Whenever Putin attempts a new maneuver, he waits to see the international community's response, and when nothing happens he escalates."
"We need to make it clear to the Russians that we can do to you what you can do to us."
"Democracy building takes longer. And sometimes in our society we like to kind of see it all done immediately."
"A lot of our differences get a lot of media attention, but there is way more that unites us than actually divides us."
"This has shifted to a battle between democracy versus authoritarianism and the United States must respond accordingly."
"The access to Chinese 5G from companies like Huawei in Europe remains a primary concern for the United States."
"I think increasingly our friends are going to be put in this kind of tough position"
"I am concerned about the news this week that our European and NATO ally, Romania, is now seriously considering doing business with a Chinese state-owned enterprise, China General Nuclear Power Group."
"Luckily, the agreement between Romania and China is not yet finalized. So, how can we engage with our partners in Romania to ensure that the bidding process for these projects is fair and transparent?"
"I would like to just mention, in short, a bill that we passed out of the House, the European Energy Security and Diversification Act."