Ashton Carter actually said...

We will continue our strong support for Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity.

In no way will this take away from our strong condemnation of Russian actions in Ukraine.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of that because that is mostly a matter for the European Union (EU) rather than the United States.

I will note here--and there--this is uneven across Europe, but, in general, I am quite concerned with the level of investment that Europe is...