The President called Vladimir Putin to ‘address Russia's support for rebel separatists’ fighting the Ukraine government, the White House said on the eve of a seemingly key meeting. Representatives of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France will meet in Minsk, Belarus, to try to bargain a ceasefire and end Russian-backed aggression.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin is pictured in Cairo on Tuesday, the same day President Obama warned him over the fighting in Ukraine.
President Obama on Tuesday warned Russia's Vladimir Putin that "costs for Russia will rise" if the Ukraine crisis persists.
Obama called Putin to "address Russia's support for rebel separatists" fighting the Ukraine government, the White House said on the eve of a seemingly key meeting.
Representatives of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France will meet in Minsk, Belarus, to try to bargain a ceasefire and end Russian-backed aggression.
In recent days, President Obama has suggested giving lethal military aid to Ukraine.
The U.S. led in imposing economic sanctions on Russia and Putin cronies. They've hurt the Russian economy but not lessened the conflict, with government and separatist forces both trying to seize new ground Tuesday.
In recent days, Obama has suggested giving lethal military aid to Ukraine.
People on Tuesday look at a missile embedded in a street in Kramotorsk, an eastern Ukraine city.
He then backed off and said he'd await the meeting's outcome before possibly changing tactics.
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