04/29/2009
https://www.congress.gov...
"We want to give diplomacy a chance as long as ultimately the decisions are being made by Ukrainians -- not by Russians, not by Americans, not by other European nations, but by Ukrainians themselves."
"Mr. Putin's decisions are not just bad for Ukraine. Over the long term, they're going to be bad for Russia."
"The leaders stressed that Russia needs to take immediate, concrete actions to de-escalate the situation in eastern Ukraine."
"Ukraine is a sovereign nation that has deep historical roots with Russia."