Defense

Obama says Putin is ignoring the long-term interests

President Barack Obama says the U.S. is limited in what it can do to deter Russia's actions in Ukraine because Russia and President Vladimir Putin are ignoring ...

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August 4, 2014 2:40 pm

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President Barack Obama says the U.S. is limited in what it can do to deter Russia’s actions in Ukraine because Russia and President Vladimir Putin are ignoring their long-term interests. He says, “people don’t always act rationally,” and he also says that people don’t act based on their own interests.