Political Quotes

Barack Obama: The burden now is on Russia to insist that the separatist stop tampering with the evidence, grant investigators who are…

On the recordJuly 20, 2014
The burden now is on Russia to insist that the separatist stop tampering with the evidence, grant investigators who are already on the ground immediate, full, and unimpeded access to the crash site.
Said by
Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama emphasizes Russia's responsibility in allowing investigators access to the crash site.

Share

More from Barack Obama

Jun 19, 2026

We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous strain on our military. A lot of people have died. And it feels like we’re back where we were before we started the war, except maybe a little bit worse…

theguardian.com
Jun 22, 2026

While we are non-partisan, we are not value-neutral. We have a point of view.

foxnews.com
Jun 19, 2026

This idea that any suggestion or criticism that America was anything other than perfect is unpatriotic... is a suggestion that you hate your country.

huffpost.com
Jun 25, 2026

never talks that way when they are in the same room.

salon.com

Other voices in this conversation