Obama threatened Putin over the phone last night
Moscow - Kyiv, February 11 (PolitNavigator, Mikhail Stamm) - “If Russia continues its aggressive actions in Ukraine, including sending troops, weapons and financial support to the separatists, the cost of such actions for Russia will increase,” says Bely’s press service. At home following a telephone conversation between Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin.
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America supports Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the US President reiterated, according to the presidential administration press service. The number of conflict casualties is growing, he noted, emphasizing that it is important for Putin to seize the opportunity presented by the ongoing discussions between Russia, France, Germany, and Ukraine to reach an agreement on a peaceful resolution to the conflict and implement it. This agreement, according to Obama, is based on the Minsk Agreement, as quoted by Vedomosti.
On the website of the Russian president, a message about the conversation appeared at 1.15 am on February 11. The message indicates that the conversation with Obama took place at the initiative of the American side. “The focus was on the situation in Ukraine and the challenges of ensuring a peaceful resolution to the acute crisis in that country,” it said. Putin presented “a detailed assessment of the situation in south-east Ukraine with an emphasis on the latest Russian proposals” discussed during the preparations for the Normandy Four summit in Minsk, scheduled for February 11. The parties emphasized the importance of political dialogue to resolve internal Ukrainian problems, “to end the bloodshed as quickly as possible, and to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of residents of all regions of Ukraine, without exception, including the southeast,” the Kremlin said in a statement.
Obama threatened Putin by phone last night.