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| Barack Obama's Ukraine Policy at Crossroads As Fighting Rages On
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 9-February-2015
12:2:1 PM |
| Russian-backed rebels' violent offensive in eastern Ukraine leaves President Barack Obama with perplexing and urgent choices, but aides say he will exercise his typical caution in deciding his next move.
Should Mr Obama provide lethal weaponry to the Western-backed Kiev government to staunch Europe's worst conflict in two decades? Many US lawmakers and some of Mr Obama's own advisors are calling for that step, but it risks igniting a proxy war with Russia and driving a wedge between Washington and western Europe.
Should he impose tougher sanctions on Russia? While sanctions have hurt the Russian economy, they have failed to deter President Vladimir Putin and it is unclear if they will do so in the future.
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Or should he throw his full weight behind a revised German-French peace initiative, even though US officials accuse Mr Putin of shredding a prior cease-fire agreement signed in September?
US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, say the president will weigh his options carefully and will not be rushed into a decision. Obama's administration has faced criticism that it struggles to act decisively and project US vision at the height of foreign crises.
"The timetable is fluid. This is too important to make a snap decision," one official said.
Mr Obama meets on today at the White House with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who discussed the peace initiative with Mr Putin on Friday and has made clear she opposes providing lethal arms to the Ukraine government.
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