President Obama said Friday he doesn't know if the massing of Russian troops on the Ukraine border is "an effort to intimidate" the nation, or if President Vladimir Putin has "additional plans" beyond his annexation Crimea.
Either way, Obama told CBS News, Putin should "de-escalate the situation," move those troops back, and "begin negotiations directly with the Ukrainian government, as well as the international community."
CBS interviewed Obama in Rome, part of a week-long trip in which Obama urged European allies to support tougher sanctions on Russia for its annexation of the Crimea region from Ukraine, and continuing threats to the neighboring nation.
Obama said Putin appears to have "a deeply held grievance about what he considers to be the loss of the Soviet Union," but the solution is not to revert to Cold War-style tactics.
"We reject the notion that there is a sphere of influence along the Russian border that then justifies Russia invading other countries," Obama said.
Obama also said Putin is "misreading" American policy: "We have no interest in encircling Russia and we have no interest in Ukraine beyond letting the Ukrainian people make their own decisions about their own lives."
CBS This Morning broadcast excerpts from the interview; other parts will be shown Friday on the CBS Evening News.
Either way, Obama told CBS News, Putin should "de-escalate the situation," move those troops back, and "begin negotiations directly with the Ukrainian government, as well as the international community."
CBS interviewed Obama in Rome, part of a week-long trip in which Obama urged European allies to support tougher sanctions on Russia for its annexation of the Crimea region from Ukraine, and continuing threats to the neighboring nation.
Obama said Putin appears to have "a deeply held grievance about what he considers to be the loss of the Soviet Union," but the solution is not to revert to Cold War-style tactics.
"We reject the notion that there is a sphere of influence along the Russian border that then justifies Russia invading other countries," Obama said.
Obama also said Putin is "misreading" American policy: "We have no interest in encircling Russia and we have no interest in Ukraine beyond letting the Ukrainian people make their own decisions about their own lives."
CBS This Morning broadcast excerpts from the interview; other parts will be shown Friday on the CBS Evening News.
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