Joaquin Castro actually said...

"The fulfillment of these aspirations is critical to ensuring the continued strength of Belarusian sovereignty and territorial integrity."

"It is important that I am here today in this first hearing because it is a topic that means so much to me: democracy, democracy and the preservation of it."

"Lukashenko, I believe, is guilty of war crimes, and he needs to be held to account by the ICC and any other court that will take this up."

"I especially want to recognize that women have played a leading role in Belarusian, the democratic movement that has grown."