Jeff Merkley actually said...

Putin is testing the world's resolve to defend the most basic principles, that sovereign nations cannot have their borders changed unilatera...

Well, I certainly believe that it undermines that sense of fairness and participation if the best off among us have full permission to cheat...

While we're paying our fair share, the wealthy need to pay their fair share too.

If the U.S. appeases Putin by throwing support for Ukraine overboard, that somehow Putin will never do aggression elsewhere.