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| US President Barack Obama speaks about the situation in Ukraine on March 6, 2014. Photo: AFP |
Washington, U.S.A: The United States on Thursday imposed visa bans and set the stage for wider sanctions against Russia, warning any move to split the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine would break international law.
President Barack Obama spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin to explain the measures, which he said were in response to Russia's "violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity."
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