Obama And Putin Speak

The two leaders spoke by phone Monday.

A Russian foreign ministry statement about the leaders’ phone call described a situation in Ukraine starkly different from the picture painted by U.S. officials and Western news outlets.

U.S. officials have accused Russian-backed paramilitaries and militia forces of taking over government buildings in eastern Ukraine, less than two months after Russian troops and well-armed fighters with few visible insignia staged similar takeovers in the Crimea region…

The Russian statement Monday portrayed the recent actions as spontaneous protests and denied that Moscow is directing any of those moves.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.