Thursday, March 6, 2014

Obama Calls Russia's Referendum on Crimea Illegal - Wall Street Journal

Updated March 6, 2014 3:12 p.m. ET



WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama on Thursday said a planned referendum on the future of Crimea is illegal and said the U.S. and European Union are united against Russia's "intervention" in Ukraine.


Earlier Thursday, the president signed an executive order authorizing sanctions against those undermining democracy in Ukraine, a step the administration said is intended to increase pressure on Russia to pull back from Crimea....









Source: Top Stories - Google News - http://ift.tt/1dvQGf4

0 comments:

Post a Comment