Rex Tillerson: “I think there have been many, many opportunities again for progress to be made, and those have never been seized upon.”

Where religious freedom is not protected, we know that instability, human rights abuses, and violent extremism have a greater opportunity to take root.

We have already done that through our diplomatic mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and have called for a full investigation.

Secretary Tillerson has been clear that any resolution must provide a path to achieving the restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity and the safety and security for all its citizens, regardless of language, ethnicity, or religion.

The first responsibility of government is the security of its own citizens.