Crimea Crises: Putin-Obama talks fail
Crimea Crises: Live Updates. Russian President Vladimir Putin has categorically informed the United States during his 90 minute telephonic conversation with US President Barack Obama that Russia retains the right to protect is interests in Ukraine and Crimea.
While President Obama accuses Russia of a “clear violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity and European foreign ministers are to hold an emergency meeting in Brussels on Monday.
Ukrainian PM Arseny Yatseniuk urges Moscow to stop what he calls provocative actions. The Ukrainian National Security Council ordered the mobilization as Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to dismiss warnings from world leaders to avoid military intervention in Crimea, a senior Ukrainian official, Andriy Parubiy, said. The news came as evidence mounted that pro-Russian forces were already in Crimea, an autonomous region of eastern Ukraine with strong loyalty to neighboring Russia.
US political scientists are of the view situation is tensed and President Obama can threaten to pull out of the G8 summit in Sochi in Russia and persuade others to do the same and also announce to throw Russia out of the G9 but he has nothing to offer to Ukraine.
