POLITICO – President Barack Obama said Thursday that the United States would not accept any referendum on the status of Crimea unless passed with the approval of the interim government in Kiev.
Doing otherwise, Obama said in a statement at the White House, would “violate the Ukrainian constitution and international law.”“In 2014, we are well beyond the days when borders can be redrawn over the heads of democratic leaders,” Obama said.
The referendum is seen as a possible way for Russian President Vladimir Putin to exert his control over the region.
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