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Barack Obama: “The proposed referendum on the future of Crimea would violate the Ukrainian Constitution and violate international law.”

On the recordMarch 5, 2014
The proposed referendum on the future of Crimea would violate the Ukrainian Constitution and violate international law.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks on the Situation in Ukraine

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