Ben Cardin actually said...

I have encouraged adherence to constitutional norms and Turkey's international commitments under the U.N. Charter and Helsinki Final Act to ...

Our issue is with the Russian Government that has denied basic rights to its own citizens.

Our goal is to change Russia's behavior, particularly as it reflects U.S. interests.

I advocated public statements by the Embassy to highlight areas of eroding respect by foreign governments of democratic institutions and nor...