Philip H. Gordon: “NATO remains committed to the article 5 principle of collective defense.”

We have said publicly--I have stated publicly that if those detained on the December 19 crackdown were not released very soon, we would have to conclude that they are now political prisoners.

Our strong view, like that of pretty much every country in the world, with a very tiny number of exceptions, is to recognize Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

United States objectives in the Western Balkans are bound up with the historic work of building a prosperous, democratic, unified, and secure Europe.

Ukraine has taken some steps in that direction, but on the question of democracy, there has been some backsliding as well and a failure to appropriately reform the electoral code.