Obama, Putin, Speak At D-Day Commemoration
Click here for reuse options!The White House said the conversation was informal and lasted 10-15 minutes inside a chateau where the leaders ate lunch.
As leaders posed outside the building for a group photo before the lunch, Obama and Putin appeared to be avoiding each other deliberately. But once inside, they made time for their first such exchange since Putin annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. As the crisis as developed, Obama and Putin have spoken by phone, but haven’t met in person.
Obama told reporters Thursday that if and Putin ended up speaking, he would tell the Russian leader that he has a new path to engage with Ukraine through President-elect Petro Poroshenko, who is scheduled to take office Saturday.
“If he does not, if he continues a strategy of undermining the sovereignty of Ukraine, then we have no choice but to respond” with more sanctions, Obama said.
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Obewon June 6th, 2014 at 10:34
‘Hey Vlad, some in the US political minority love you more than their president! Sorry we missed you as a guest of the G-7…’ EU, UN & US invasion sanctions tanked Russia’s teeny $2T shrinking -9% APR economy into a continuing depression.’
Obewon June 6th, 2014 at 10:34
‘Hey Vlad, some in the US political minority love you more than their president! Sorry we missed you as a guest of the G-7…’ EU, UN & US invasion sanctions tanked Russia’s teeny $2T shrinking -9% APR economy into a continuing depression.’
William June 6th, 2014 at 12:54
Time to put the politics aside. This is a day to express reverence and respect for the greatest generation. Turning the hollowed grounds of Normandy, Omaha beach and The hedgerows of the invasion zone into a political arena is unacceptable. Put aside your differences and show some respect for the heroes who liberated a Continent.
William June 6th, 2014 at 12:54
Time to put the politics aside. This is a day to express reverence and respect for the greatest generation. Turning the hollowed grounds of Normandy, Omaha beach and The hedgerows of the invasion zone into a political arena is unacceptable. Put aside your differences and show some respect for the heroes who liberated a Continent.