“all part of President Obama’s response to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine”
...which was in response to US intervention in Ukraine -
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/30/russia-ukraine-war-kiev-conflict
8 years of war under a Nobel Peace Prize winner
I still can't understand the bromance with Putin on FR: I detest Obama as much as anyone here, but not so much that I will embrace my country's enemies (especially Mordor on the Moskva) simply to oppose Obama.