Eliot Engel actually said...

If we want to accomplish a different result, we must negotiate from a position of strength.

If we allow Crimea to just be annexed and do nothing about it, don't even talk about it anymore, if we allow Putin to start this nonsense...

Putin undermines our efforts, to a great extent, by lending support to the Assad regime.

Putin has taken advantage of, as well as other bad actors. ISIS, obviously, comes to mind, China building islands in the South China Sea.