newscastmedia.com breaking news and current affairs

[HOME ]   [ABOUT]   [PHOTOS]    [VIDEO]   [BLOG]   [HOUSTON]   [TEXAS]   [U.S. NEWS]  [WORLD NEWS]   [SPORTS]  [POP CULTURE  [CONTACT]

   

 

                            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Barack Obama rules out military action in Ukraine crisis

barack

 

by Joseph Earnest  March 20, 2014

 

Newscast Media WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that the United States would not take military action in Ukraine against Russia.

"We are not going to be getting into a military excursion in Ukraine," Obama said in an interview according to Xinhua.

"I think even the Ukrainians would acknowledge, for us to engage Russia militarily would not be appropriate and would not be good for Ukraine, either," Obama said.

"What we are going to do is mobilize all of our diplomatic resources to make sure that we've got a strong international coalition that sends a clear message," he added.

In response to the Ukraine crisis, the Obama administration has focused on providing economic aid to Ukraine and imposing sanctions against Russia.

On Monday, Obama announced sanctions against 11 Russian and Ukraine officials who the United States said are responsible for threatening Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. He indicated that further sanctions could be on the way.

In defiance of condemnations and further sanctions by the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty on Tuesday with leaders of Crimea to accept the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol as part of the Russian territory.

"Crimea is part of our common heritage and a key factor of stability in the region. This strategic territory should be under strong, stable sovereignty, which in effect can only be Russian," Putin told parliament.

The accession treaty followed Monday's decision by the Crimean parliament to declare independence from Ukraine and Sunday's referendum in the peninsula of Crimea showed an overwhelming 96.77 percent of Crimeans in favor of rejoining Russia.

The White House said on Wednesday that Russia was "directly responsible" for casualties in Crimea amid reports that two people had been killed by sniper shots in Simferopol.     Add Comments>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

  

         Search

 

       Find newscast media on youtube for houston news and local breaking news        get newscast media news feeds for breaking news, houston local news and world news.          Get our facebook updates on world news, houston news and houston local news including sports         Twitter

 Join the Newscast Media social networks

for current events and multimedia content. 


 

 

 

 

  

 Copyright© Newscast Media. All Rights Reserved. Terms and Privacy Policy