France lines up with Obama on Ukraine issue

[DonViejo]

Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande agrees with President Barack Obama that Russia must take steps toward pulling out troops sent into Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula or face worse relations with the world community.

The French presidency said in a statement they spoke by phone Saturday and agreed that a planned March 16 referendum in Crimea — home to many pro-Russian citizens — on “lacks any legal basis.”

They agreed Russia should let in international observers and quickly accept the creation of a contact group to allow for dialogue between Russia and Ukraine. The statement said that unspecified “new measures” would be taken unless progress was made on such issues.

Moscow has refused dialogue with Ukraine’s new leaders and been reinforcing its armed presence on the Black Sea peninsula.

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Read more: http://www.salon.com/2014/03/08/france_lines_up_with_obama_on_ukraine_issue/

[Igel]

1. Latest news--perhaps "official rumor" is more accurate--

is that some Russian troops have pulled out of the Crimean peninsula.

They've moved into the Kherson peninsula near Chomhar and set up a post outside of the town there.

(Of course, that's just into Ukraine now, with no pretense of sticking to the Crimea. The area's not > 50% Russian-speaking, if that matters.)


Here's the source, if it matters:

http://www.unian.ua/politics/894484-rosiyski-soldati-uviyshli-na-teritoriyu-mistechka-chongar-v-hersonskiy-oblasti-zmi.html

[bluestateguy]

2. France was right about the Iraq War

We should listen to them.

[Drunken Irishman]

3. I'd line up with Obama because HE'S RIGHT and he isn't going to lead us to war...

Unlike the Republican assholes who bang the drums of war at every chance.

[Pterodactyl]

4. Awesome. France!

[freshwest]

5. RWNJ reacts! Ban Obama Fries, they come from Kenya, er, France! n/t

[okaawhatever]

6. Exactly. We now know french fries are safe from being renamed in the event this leads to military

intervention.