good news! Putin Calls Obama to Discuss Ukraine Crisis [View all]
Russian President Vladimir Putin called President Barack Obama on Friday to discuss a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine, according to a White House readout of the phone conversation.
Putin called to deliberate a U.S. proposal for a diplomatic solution to ease international tensions following Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Both leaders agreed that Secretary of State John Kerry and his counterpart, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, should meet to discuss the next steps of the process.
The phone conversation followed a proposal from Kerry to Lavrov presented during talks in the Netherlands earlier this week, according to the White House. Though the administration has not yet released the details of the proposal.
Obama has publicly called for a diplomatic solution that includes Russian forces pulling back from Crimea and making no further intrusions into Ukraine.
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine-crisis/putin-calls-obama-discuss-ukraine-crisis-n66521
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