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- Japan PM back Obama's efforts in Ukraine crisis - Japan statement
- Putin says still differences on Ukraine after talking to Obama
- Obama, Japan's Abe agree Russia moves in Ukraine threaten world peace
| Japan PM back Obama's efforts in Ukraine crisis - Japan statement Posted: 06 Mar 2014 09:10 PM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives his support to U.S. President Barack Obama's efforts to resolve the Ukrainian crisis in their 40-minute phone conversation, a Japanese government statement said on Friday. (Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Writing by Kaori Kaneko; Editing by Dominic Lau) |
| Putin says still differences on Ukraine after talking to Obama Posted: 06 Mar 2014 09:00 PM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said there were still differences with the United States in their approaches and assessments of the Ukraine crisis after speaking to U.S. President Barack Obama on the phone, the Kremlin reported. In a statement on Friday, Putin said Kiev's new authorities, which came to power in an anti-constitutional coup, had imposed "absolutely illegitimate decisions on the eastern, southeastern and Crimea regions". "Russia cannot ignore calls for help in this matter and it acts accordingly, in full compliance with the international law," Putin said. (Reporting by Lidia Kelly, editing by Elizabeth Piper) |
| Obama, Japan's Abe agree Russia moves in Ukraine threaten world peace Posted: 06 Mar 2014 08:50 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama spoke to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about the situation in Ukraine and agreed that Russia's intervention there threatened world peace, the White House said on Thursday. "The two leaders agreed that Russia's actions are a threat to international peace and security and emphasized the importance of preserving Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity," the White House said in a statement about the call. "They committed to work with other G-7 partners to insist that Russia abide by its obligations and commitments to Ukraine's sovereignty," it said. (Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by Eric Walsh) |
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