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March 26, 2014

Obama: "Regional Power" Russia Acted "Out of Weakness" 
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President Obama wrapped up a nuclear summit in the Netherlands on
Tuesday with a dig at Russia and a response to Republican critics of his
stance on Ukraine. Obama called Russia a "regional power" that acted out
of weakness in annexing Crimea. He also said Republicans have
exaggerated the importance of the Ukraine crisis in relation to U.S.
national security.

President Obama: "Russia is a regional power that is threatening some of
its immediate neighbors, not out of strength, but out of weakness. …
Russia's actions are a problem. They don't pose the number one national
security threat to the United States. I continue to be much more
concerned, when it comes to our security, with the prospect of a nuclear
weapon going off in Manhattan."

Obama's comments come after the U.S. and its G7 allies kicked Russia out
of the Group of 8.

 

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