Cold War-Style Message to Putin: Obama Meets With Ukraine Leader – Who Channels Reagan

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Cold War-Style Message to Putin: Obama Meets With Ukraine Leader – Who Channels Reagan

Mar 12, 2014 5:46pm


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http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/03/cold-war-style-message-to-putin-obama-meets-with-ukraine-leader-who-channels-reagan/

In a symbolic White House meeting with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk of Ukraine today, President Obama said the U.S. and the international community reject the “slap-dash referendum” on the future of Crimea and warned Russia not to deal with Ukraine “with the barrel of a gun.”

Yatsenyuk urged Russia to pull back its forces and engage in diplomatic negotiations.

“Mr. Putin, tear down this wall,” he said, as he emerged from the White House, “the wall of war, intimidation, and military aggression. Let’s talk.”

Yatsenyuk’s quote played off President Reagan’s famous Cold War-era call for Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall that divided the eastern and western blocs.
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“We completely reject a referendum patched together in a few weeks with Russian military personnel basically taking over Crimea,” the president told reporters following an Oval Office meeting with Yatsenyuk. “We reject its legitimacy. It is contrary to international law. It is contrary to the Ukrainian constitution.


MUCH MORE ....Covering the AFTER-MEETING with the "Atlantic Council" and the rest of "Yat's" (Yatsenyuk) Visit at:

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/03/cold-war-style-message-to-putin-obama-meets-with-ukraine-leader-who-channels-reagan/

[geek tragedy]

1. Well, with Russia behaving like circa 1954 Russia, not unwarranted. nt

[KoKo]

2. Apologize for excessive bolding poking folks eyes out... formating problem...n/t

[KoKo]

3. ...1