John Kerry actually said...

The recommendations discussed will have significant and lasting impact on our international partners.

the crisis should have a major impact on Russia's external behavior and, therefore, U.S. interests.

Our challenge is to ensure that, to the extent possible, we enlist Russia to act, not just as a great power individually, but as a global pa...

Russia is, and will remain, one of the most significant foreign policy challenges for the Obama administration for years to come.