US President Barack Obama has welcomed the Ukrainian Prime Minister to the White House and issued a stern warning to Russia about any plans to continue their occupation of Crimea.
US President Barack Obama said that if Russia continues an aggressive path in Ukraine, the United States and other countries will, in his words, be ‘forced to apply costs’ to Moscow.
US President Barack Obama referred to the Russian military presence in Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula and said the greatest threat facing Ukraine is to its territorial integrity.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Ukraine will ‘never surrender’ in a fight over its territory.
The Crimean regional government has scheduled a referendum Sunday on whether to separate from Ukraine and join the Russian federation.
US President Barack Obama said he will stand with Ukraine in ensuring that its territorial integrity is maintained.In addition to issuing warnings, Obama expressed hope Wednesday that a referendum on the future of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula can be halted, as he met with the new leader of the former Soviet republic.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk,a 39-year-old pro-Western official, took control in late February after Ukraine's pro-Russian president fled after three months of political protests.
With Ukraine now caught in a diplomatic battle between East and West, Yatsenyuk said Russia must recognize that his country can have ties with both.
'Ukraine is and will be part of the Western world,' Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said, speaking in fluent English.
US President Barack Obama's meeting with Yatsenyuk amounted to a diplomatic dig against Russia, which does not recognize Ukraine's new government.
US President Barack Obama urged Congress to quickly approve the $1billion loan guarantee to help Ukraine's fledgling government.
That guarantee is supposed to supplement $15billion in assistance from the European Union, as well as additional money from the International Monetary Fund.
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