Posted on 04/14/2014 5:41:43 PM PDT by Nachum
U.S. President Barack Obama told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday that Russia's actions in Ukraine were not conducive to a diplomatic solution of the crisis in that country, and the White House warned that Moscow would suffer further costs for its behavior.
Obama spoke to Putin at the Russians' request, a senior administration official said, describing the call as "frank and direct," a diplomatic construction that usually means tense.
"The president made clear that the diplomatic path was open and our preferred way ahead, but that Russia's actions are neither consistent with or conducive to that," the official said.
Obama told Putin that Kiev had made "real offers" to address concerns about the decentralization of powers to local governments in the country.
"That is a matter for Ukrainians to decide," the official said. "We have always and will continue to support an inclusive process."
Earlier, U.S. officials stopped short of announcing a new set of sanctions against Russia but said they were in consultations with European partners about the prospect.
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Bonus points for an obscure reference to "Blazing Saddles".
Um, and Putin said ......what?
Obama puff piece.
Good question... I wonder what’s really happening here too.
I aqm sure Vlad the shirtless is smiling like a barracuda.
Vlad has Obama by the short hairs and there is NOTHING Obama can do but act as US Presidents always do, send in the so called neo-colonial US troops....and that is against Barrackitos ideology.
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