President Obama Speaks on the Situation in Ukraine

This afternoon, the President delivered a statement on the ongoing situation in Ukraine.

The United States has been clear that the Ukrainian people deserve the opportunity to determine their own future and that we stand for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and democratic future of Ukraine. Today, the President reiterated those principles and stated that the United States will “continue to coordinate closely with our European allies, ... communicate directly with the Russian government, and ... keep all of you in the press corps and the American people informed as events develop."

Read his full remarks here.

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