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Russian President Vladimir Putin called President Barack Obama on Friday to discuss a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine, according to a White House readout of the phone conversation.
Putin called to deliberate a U.S. proposal for a diplomatic solution to ease international tensions following Russias annexation of Crimea. Both leaders agreed that Secretary of State John Kerry and his counterpart, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, should meet to discuss the next steps of the process.
The phone conversation followed a proposal from Kerry to Lavrov presented during talks in the Netherlands earlier this week, according to the White House. Though the administration has not yet released the details of the proposal.
Obama has publicly called for a diplomatic solution that includes Russian forces pulling back from Crimea and making no further intrusions into Ukraine.
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine-crisis/putin-calls-obama-discuss-ukraine-crisis-n66521
LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)All those frozen assets.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
March 28, 2014
Readout of the Presidents Call with President Putin
President Putin called President Obama today to discuss the U.S. proposal for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis in Ukraine, which Secretary Kerry had again presented to Foreign Minister Lavrov at the meeting at the Hague earlier this week, and which we developed following U.S. consultations with our Ukrainian and European partners. President Obama suggested that Russia put a concrete response in writing and the presidents agreed that Kerry and Lavrov would meet to discuss next steps.
President Obama noted that the Ukrainian government continues to take a restrained and de-escalatory approach to the crisis and is moving ahead with constitutional reform and democratic elections, and urged Russia to support this process and avoid further provocations, including the buildup of forces on its border with Ukraine.
President Obama underscored to President Putin that the United States continues to support a diplomatic path in close consultation with the Government of Ukraine and in support of the Ukrainian people with the aim of de-escalation of the crisis. President Obama made clear that this remains possible only if Russia pulls back its troops and does not take any steps to further violate Ukraines territorial integrity and sovereignty. President Obama reiterated that the United States has strongly opposed the actions that Russia has already taken to violate Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/03/28/readout-president-s-call-president-putin
spanone
(135,891 posts)warrior1
(12,325 posts)monmouth3
(3,871 posts)advice from the used car salesman. This is delish..
babylonsister
(171,099 posts)well done, Mr. President!
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)Putin just wants US approval, not negotiations. Unless he plans to withdraw and return Crimea, there are no "next steps" worth talking about, IMO. I hope Kerry and Obama do not blink on this.