May 5, 2014
Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea, followed by blatant and unconcealed efforts to destabilize eastern and southern Ukraine, signifies a paradigm shift in our relations with Russia.
Bob Menendez
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Robert Menendez is a prominent Democratic politician currently serving as a member of the United States Senate, representing New Jersey. He was first elected to the Senate in 2006 and has since been re-elected multiple times. Menendez has played a significant role in various policy areas, including foreign relations, immigration reform, and healthcare. He has served on several Senate committees, including the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he has been an advocate for human rights and democracy abroad.
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May 5, 2014
Russia can still step back from supporting separatism and violence and do the right thing.
May 5, 2014
If the authoritarian tyrant Vladimir Putin is allowed to get away with his unprovoked attack against his neighbor, a blatant violation of that country's sovereignty and territorial integrity, then U.S. credibility . . . will be down to…
May 5, 2014
It is a mistake in my view to wait either for Putin to move Russian tanks across the border...
May 5, 2014
Russia's economy is already showing that this model does not lead to a great Russia.
May 5, 2014
The fact is that Breedlove, somebody that you work with very closely, is saying right now that Putin is accomplishing exactly what he wants to accomplish inside eastern Ukraine without moving any troops.
May 5, 2014
The Ukrainian people want and deserve the right to determine their own future.
May 5, 2014
Since the sanctions went in place last Monday, the stock market has risen almost 4 percent in Russia. They are laughing it off.
May 5, 2014
I am not shy when it comes to the use of sanctions because I believe they can be an effective tool of peaceful diplomacy.
May 5, 2014
Russia's actions stand as an affront to the international order that we and our allies have worked to build since the end of the cold war.
May 5, 2014
These actions are an inexcusable breach of international law and a deeply aggressive gesture that sets a troubling precedent.
May 5, 2014
What I hope is going to happen today... you will lay out a strategy that will tell us exactly what the administration is going to do.
May 5, 2014
In my view, President Obama's decision to impose sanctions and send hundreds of U.S. troops to our easternmost NATO allies is a correct response.
May 5, 2014
These actions represent a wholesale rejection of the goal of a Europe whole, free, and at peace.
May 5, 2014
Moscow asserts that both the interim government in Ukraine and the May 25 elections are illegitimate.
May 5, 2014
Instead of funding schools and hospitals... we have squandered our national wealth on adventurism.
May 5, 2014
Yet for too long stagnant Federal funding has made it difficult to maintain this competitive edge.
Apr 30, 2014
Are there other opportunities in Latin America that we need to pursue based upon that tremendous growth?
Apr 9, 2014
Well, we would love for the Department to keep us apprised of how we are going to make progress.
Apr 9, 2014
I think CMS has already acknowledged that there are problems with the rule and has delayed it on a number of occasions.
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