Joint Statement on Strengthening Ukraine’s Air Defenses by U.S. President, Dutch Prime Minister, German Chancellor, Italian Prime Minister, Romanian President , and Ukrainian President: We are committed to providing Ukraine with additional air defense capabilities
Antony Blinken - Ukraine's success as a strong and independent country is the best rebuke to Putin's aggression
Michael Carpenter: A lot of our cooperation with Georgia right now is under review, including the Noble Partner exercise and other engagements that we have with the Georgian Government - the Georgian Government has moved in the wrong direction
U.S. "Indefinitely" Postpones Noble Partner Exercise in Georgia - "The decision to postpone this "Worthy Partner" exercise is prompted by false accusations by the Georgian government against the United States and other Western organizations"
Secretary Blinken on "Foreign Influence Law": We and many other countries, have not only expressed deep concerns about it, especially its passage, but we have taken action to manifest those concerns and I think, you are likely to see more of that
John Kirby: We would hate to see anything move forward from a legislative perspective that would impugn that ability inside Georgia or make it harder for the Georgian people to express themselves
Helsinki Commission: It is appalling to see Georgia's government so brazenly attack the will of its people and its relationship with the United States and the EU
The State Department: We always maintain the right to use sanctions as a tool - We do not preview sanctions, nor do we rule sanctions out
State Department's report: The law provided criminal penalties for corruption by officials, and the government generally did not implement the law effectively - there were reports of high-level government corruption