Barack Obama actually said...

"Since April, as we reviewed this evidence, we have increased our support and provision of assistance to the opposition."

"That's the principle that's guided my administration over the past four and a half years."

"The Russian Government cares about its reputation, and the United States should not give President Putin a free pass on repression."

"Claiming that they are is a crude attack on civil society that pits Russia against principles around which European countries have rallied since the end of the cold war."