President Obama on Tuesday night said there was still time to “de-escalate” the standoff in Ukraine, where Russian military forces have taken control of the Crimean peninsula.

“The Russians are engaging in a fundamental breach of international law,” said Obama about the military intervention, in remarks to guests at a fundraiser in Virginia.

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