Yeah and the worse thing is, Ukraine expected the west to come to its aid, it didn’t.......They may just turn back to Mother Russia because now they know what the west is all about and could not be trusted.
But keep in mind that just isn't Obama, but Germany. Germany probably got some cheap Russian gas out of this.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29044170
10:24: Here’s that Russian denial in full: “Putin and Poroshenko really discussed the steps that would contribute to a ceasefire between the militia and the Ukrainian forces. Russia cannot physically agree to a ceasefire because it is not a party to the conflict,” Russian news agency RIA quotes President Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, as saying.
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10:44: President Obama has urged European members of Nato to do their fair share of defence spending to bolster the alliance. He said the international community needs to give the Ukrainian economy short-term support, but warned “we’re going to have more work to do”.
10:42: If Russia is prepared to stop “financing, arming and training troops”, then the Ukraine crisis can be resolved, says President Obama.
10:38: More from Mr Obama, who says no resolution to the Ukraine conflict is possible as long as Russia continues to send “troops disguised as separatists” there.
10:37: President Obama added that America’s preference is for a strong productive cooperative Russia, but that must be achieved by abiding by international norms.
10:34: US President Barack Obama says “it’s too early to tell what the ceasefire means...we have consistently supported the efforts of President Poroshenko to achieve a meaningful ceasefire in the conflict,” speaking live from Tallinn, Estonia.