OBAMA CALLS RUSSIA WEAK.

US President Barack Obama has said Russia is acting “not out of
strength, but out of weakness” in Ukraine.
He also warned of the possibility of further sanctions against
Russia if it encroached further into Ukraine.
Speaking in The Hague, Mr Obama said he was encouraged by the
willingness of EU countries to consider sanctions that could
possibly hurt them as well.
The US has already imposed sanctions on Russian individuals
after Moscow annexed Crimea earlier this month.
Mr Obama, who is attending a meeting of G7 countries, said the
annexation was not a “done deal” as the international community
had not recognised it but admitted that “the facts on the ground
are that the Russian military controls Crimea”.
He expressed concern about the large numbers of Russian troops
massed on the border but did say Russia had the right to deploy
troops on its own territory.
“It is up to Russia to act responsibly and show itself once again to
be willing to abide by international norms and… if it fails to do so,
there will be some costs,” he said.