I’m amazed that ABC and the Washington Post are even reporting this. It directly contradicts the White House propaganda.
I tend to believe the (how said that I can say this) Kremlin statement over the White House. Putin made a courtesy call to Obama telling him that if there is an incident of some sort in Kiev he will move in. His second call was probably to the planners of said incident, giving them a green light.
Obama is probably on the phone now with Valerie Jarrett asking what to do.
It directly contradicts the White House propaganda.
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It seems that everything contradicts the White House these days. Zero credibility.