Foreign Policy

Obama under pressure as Russia digs in

By Susan Crabtree
Published March 3, 2014 12:00am ET
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Obama under pressure as Russia digs in
A pro-Russian activist waves the Russian state, upper, and Russian Navy flags outside an entrance to the General Staff Headquarters of the Ukrainian Navy in Sevastopol, Ukraine, Monday, March 3, 2014. Pro-Russian soldiers seem to further cement their control over the strategic region -- that also houses the Russian Black Sea Fleet -- by seizing a ferry terminal in the Ukrainian city of Kerch about 20 kilometers (12 miles) by boat to Russia, intensifying fears that Moscow will send even more troops into the peninsula. It comes as the U.S. and European governments are trying to figure out ways to halt and reverse the Russian incursion. (AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov) | Andrew Lubimov

Russian President Vladimir Putin showed no signs of bending to world leaders’ warnings about his military intervention in Ukraine on Monday, as pressure grew on President Obama to take measures to punish Moscow.

Reports said Russian troops ordered the crews of two Ukrainian warships to surrender by 10 p.m. EST or be seized by force.

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