The Obama Diary

President Barack Obama talks on the phone in the Oval Office with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the situation in Ukraine, March 1, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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This line from WH stands out: Going forward, Russia’s continued violation of int'l law will lead to greater political & economic isolation.

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Laura Rozen (@lrozen) March 01, 2025

90 min call. Long enough for Obama & Putin not to misunderstand each other on what consequences of this path will be.

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Laura Rozen (@lrozen) March 01, 2025

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Read: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks after speaking with Russia's Putin alj.am/1d8aWDe http://t.co/lk178WLaSQ

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AJAM Live (@ajamlive) March 01, 2025

Never would have guessed how many political pundits also happen to be experts on Crimea.

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Nate Silver (@fivethirtyeight) March 01, 2025

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The United States will suspend upcoming participation in preparatory meetings for the G-8.

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@NSCPress (@NSCPress) March 01, 2025

Putin is his worse enemy This will destabilize Russian politics & in time he will regret it. May not be Afghanistan but resistance will come

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Henri Barkey (@hbarkey) March 01, 2025

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