Jake Sullivan [White House press conference]: Nothing about the election outcome was unpredictable, because Putin had closed the political space, had locked up political opponents; some of his political opponents had tragically died. So there was nothing free or fair about this election, and the outcome was preordained.

[says career criminal who helped to overthrow Ukraine in 2014, and the United States in 2020]

Jean-Pierre: The Russian Federation's repeated violations of international law, to include it's illegal invasion and ongoing war of aggression in Ukraine, represent a clear threat to the Rule-Based International System.