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Dramatic changes occurred in the Ukraine with Russian forces moving into the Crimea and Kiev accusing Russia of an “armed invasion.”

President Obama, reacting to the developing situation, said the U.S. government is “deeply concerned” by reports of Russian “military movements” and warned any violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty would be “deeply destabilizing.”

“There will be costs” for any military intervention, he said but never articulated what those cost would be.

Agent France Press quoted a top Ukrainian official as saying “Russian aircraft carrying nearly 2,000 suspected troops have landed at a military air base near the regional capital of the restive Crimean peninsula.”

So far U.S. officials stated that President Obama may cancel his plans to attend an international economic summit in Russia this summer, also halting deepening trade ties with Moscow.

The president bluntly warned of unspecified “costs” from Russian intervention. “Any violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity would be deeply destabilizing,” Obama declared. Such action by Russia would represent a “profound interference” in matters that must be decided by the Ukrainian people, he said.

As of right now Russia has sent “several hundred” troops to the Crimea region of the Ukraine to protect its Black Sea Fleet.       

This crisis in the Ukraine began with then President Viktor Yanukovych signaling his intent to sign a trade pact with the European Union; then last November reneged and suspended talks.

President Yanukovych backed away from the deal after Russia signaled that they would threaten trade sanctions and have Ukraine pay steep prices for gas if they went forward with the agreement.

With this sudden reversal the Ukrainian people had enough of the rampant corruption and torrid economic stagnation which has gripped the country finally had enough and revolted in the streets.        

The crisis exploded with mass demonstrations in Kiev, eventually having President Yanukovych fleeing the country and seeking refuge in Russia, and now Russian troop intervention has inflamed an already tense situation.

President Obama’s warning to Russia really has lost credibility across the international community as they witness the lack of purpose by the president in foreign affairs.

This is not a partisan issue, but one borne by fact, as many allies have been wondering aloud the commitment by the president and his administration in world affairs.

Even with the ongoing crisis in the Ukraine, the president uttered harsh statements toward Russia; at the same time, President Obama went off to a Democratic campaign event.

Hardly showing to Russia, and most importantly the international community, the seriousness of the crisis. If the U.S. is not concerned, why should they!

This crisis has shown the weakness of U.S. foreign policy and Republican Senator John McCain, repeated that Russian President Vladimir Putin ultimate objective is the restoration of the former Soviet Union.

 “All of his actions for years have indicated his desire to rebuild the Russian empire … it’s pretty clear that maybe the president has been a bit naive about Vladimir Putin and his ambitions. What we are seeing now is Vladimir Putin’s commitment and absolute belief that Ukraine is part of Russia. And he’s not going to let it go,” Mr. McCain told CNN just after Mr. Obama’s remarks. “And that is something we’re going to have to understand in our relations with Vladimir Putin.”

No one is contemplating military action, but stronger action and commitment by the president would signal to the rest of the world the U.S. is not retrenching globally.

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