REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, THE HAGUE - President Barack Obama said there's no expectation that Russian forces would be dislodged from Crimea by force. He spoke at a news conference with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
Obama said Russian's annexation of Crimea was not a done deal because the international community was not recognizing it. But he added the fact was Russia's military was in control there.
Obama said, it would be dishonest to say there's a simple resolution to what's taken place. What the world leaders could do was use legal, diplomatic and political arguments to pressure Russia, Obama said.
He also said that the build-up of Russian troops along the Ukrainian border appeared to be an attempt to intimidate Ukraine. But he said the troops were on Russian soil and it was Moscow's right to have troops there.
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