Karen Bass: “The sanctions from the United States and the European Union…”

“I think President Obama is used to the big leagues, and I think that his leadership on the Ukraine has been strong. The Europeans now are stepping up to the plate, and clearly it's going to take all of us. It's The sanctions from the United States and the European Union are involved [in addressing the Ukraine situation]. If this has been strong. Yes. What would weakness look like? I think weakness would look like doing nothing. And I think what the president has done has been strong.” (02:43–02:50)

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