I May Not Be Able To Work

I Would Rather Be Alone And A Loud Voice For Action Than Be Silent.

I Have To Separate My Personal Concerns From My Professional Responsibilities.

We Must Be Honest In Acknowledging That Neither Germany Nor The Us Has The Luxury Of Assuming That We Can Skate By On Half-measures In Afghanistan And Pakistan And Not Risk Suffering The Consequences.

The Russians Are Clearly Already Engaged In A Proxy War Against The Government Of Ukraine. And That Is Something That We And The Rest Of The World Have Actively Condemned And Sanctioned Russia Already Heavily For, Particularly The United States, As We Have Imposed Now Meaningful, Tough Sanctions In Critical Sectors, Including The Defense Sector, The Financial Sector, And The Energy Sector.

There Is Not An Inherent Contradiction Between A Ukraine That Has Longstanding Historic And Cultural Ties To Russia, And A Modern Ukraine That Wants To Integrate More Closely With Europe.