Rex Tillerson: “Sanctions, in my view, taken after the fact were not going to be adequate to deter that.”

Let's disappoint Vladimir Putin.

We have to ensure our partners and allies understand what that moniker conveys and I think what we have had good dialogue with them about is it does not mean America is stepping back or that we only worry about our own self interests.

Russia has often employed malicious tactics against the U.S. and Europe to drive us apart, and serially harassing and intimidating diplomats are not the behaviors of a responsible nation.

Mr. President, you can't talk that way.