Barack Obama actually said...

"The Ukrainian people have to make decisions about their own future."

"We want to make sure that it's attached to a plan for both the short term but also the long term."

"President Obama has approved more than $23 million in additional defensive security assistance since early March."

"The United States is working to bolster Ukraine's ability to secure its borders and preserve its territorial integrity and sovereignty in the face of Russian occupation of Crimea."