Barack Obama: “We will not recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea or accept…”

On the recordMay 12, 2016

We will not recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea or accept Russian aggression in Ukraine.

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Remarks Following a Meeting With President Sauli Niinistö of Finland

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Barack Obama: “We will not recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea or accept Russian aggression in Ukraine.”