David Cicilline: “I strongly oppose... American boots on the ground... I wonder whether there is a military solution and what that would…”

What we’ve said to the General Assembly is you’re going to have to have a transition plan that takes that into account.

We have to recognize that would include occupying part of Russia, toppling their government, and replacing them with a different government.

Secretly, I was always hoping I would be surprised it would move really quickly, but as a practical matter, I knew that was not the case.

Democracies consistently prove to be the most reliable geopolitical allies and trading partners for our country.