President Obama told Vladimir Putin that Crimea's vote to secede from Ukraine and join Russia would never be recognized by the United States and warned Moscow against making futher military moves toward southern and eastern Ukraine. This vote is a problem because Crimea has voted in favor of the split from the EU that some say violates the Ukrainian Constitution as well as international law. Putin argues that this vote was done fairly and legally, while the US and Obama states that the US and its allies in Europe will impose sanctions against Russia if it goes as far as annexing Crimea. These sanctions are expected to be announced on Monday. It seems as though a peaceful resolution may be difficult because no one knows at this point what Russia is going to do, it will be interesting to see the way this plays out, and to see if the US and Russia as well as the rest of Europe and EU will be able to come up with a positive solution to this situation.
-Josh Moorman
Article: http://news.yahoo.com/us-rejects-crimea-vote-cites-russian-intimidation-182209667--politics.html
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