May 5, 2014
These actions are an inexcusable breach of international law and a deeply aggressive gesture that sets a troubling precedent.
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
I support the actions of the Ukrainian Government to retake government buildings and try to restore order--they have a right and responsibility to do so; it is their country, after all.
May 5, 2014
Staying in power is what drives Putin's actions internally and also across Russia's borders.
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.
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
Moscow asserts that both the interim government in Ukraine and the May 25 elections are illegitimate.
May 5, 2014
We need to take a more proactive stance to prevent and preempt further Russian aggression...
May 5, 2014
Russia can still step back from supporting separatism and violence and do the right thing.
May 5, 2014
The current crisis is the creation of Vladimir Putin whose goals are to retain Crimea, destabilize Ukraine...
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.
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