Stephen Lynch
The Public Record
there is one person and one person only who is responsible for the current situation in Eastern Europe and that person is Vladimir Putin
I think, last, let me just say, that official Washington is also wrong when it comes to NATO unity.
I am just concerned about, at the outset, putting economic prices on the actions of these authoritarian regimes, and it seems like we have stepped back from--considerably from the Truman Doctrine.
the United States does not want war with Russia. NATO does not want war with Russia.
The aggressive talk that is coming out of Washington is not, and let me repeat, is not verified intel.
But if we are, truly, defending the international system, the rules-based international order that has helped preserve peace in Europe since the end of World War II, I think we have to get serious about the costs that we are willing to…
We are our strongest when we are together, and we need to get to that place.
My own personal view on sanctions is that we haven't done enough, and I go back to 2014.





