"As the United States and our allies have made clear, military intervention and violation of international law will bring increasing costs for Russia - not only due to measures imposed by the United States and our allies but also as a direct result of Russia's own destabilizing actions," White House spokesman Jay Carney said in a statement.
"In this century, we are long past the days when the international community will stand quietly by while one country forcibly seizes the territory of another," he said.
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/White-House-says-Russia-to-face-increasing-costs-for-Ukraine-crisis-345552
16/3/14
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Putin: referendum in Crimea fully complied with international law norms...
ReplyDeleteReferendum in Crimea fully complied with international law norms, Russian President Vladimir Putin said early Monday morning in a conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama.
He said he believes that the monitoring mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe should cover all the Ukrainian regions.
The two presidents said that, in spite of differences in Russian and American assessments of the situation around the referendum in Crimea, it was important to continue searching for ways of assistance to stabilization in Ukraine.
http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/723846
16/3/14