In a one-on-one conversation
Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama personally warned Russian President
Vladimir Putin that unless an acceptable peace deal is reached in talks
scheduled to be held in Minsk today, Russia will face increased costs
for its invasion of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula and its continued
support of separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine.
The
conversation took place a day after Obama confirmed that he has asked
aides to provide him with options for dealing with the ongoing violence
in Ukraine, including the possibility of providing weapons to the
Ukrainian military, which is currently battling separatist forces that
Western nations believe Russia is supplying with both advanced equipment
and soldiers.
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