- Obama met Ukraine President-elect Petro Poroshenko and promised years of US support besides criticizing Russia for its alleged ‘dark tactics’ employed to bully Ukraine.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin accused US of hypocrisy as the world is filled with US military bases which is interfering with the interior affairs of many countries.
- He also said that he is ready for a dialogue with US, but that US refuses to get convinced to meet the leader over pacifying Ukraine crisis.
- Read at:http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/obama-putin-spar-over-ukraine/article6083815.ece
Exams Perspective:
- Ukraine Crisis
- NATO
- Soviet Union