Russia is responsible for the violence in eastern Ukraine.
Barack Obama: “Russia is responsible for the violence in eastern Ukraine.”
On the recordAugust 27, 2014
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Remarks on the National Economy and the Situations in Iraq and Ukraine and an Exchange With Reporters
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