William Taylor: “He really represents them. The Ukrainian people are strong, are tough. They’re determined to be free. They’re…”

What we need to do is put maximum pressure on Putin so that he finally realizes that he cannot win this war.

What normal civilized nations do is accept responsibility and try to remedy, but not the Russians.

What’s at stake here is the security of Europe. What’s at stake here is a democracy fighting an autocracy. What’s at stake here is freedom that we care about.

The Ukrainians have been cooperative, flexible, supportive and eager to move forward, but the Russians have not.