Obama: We’re Not Trying to ‘Keep Russia Down’

“Russia s violation of ░░░░░░░░ law its assault on ░░░░░░░░ s integrity must be ░░░░░░░░ with condemnation not because ░░░░░░░░ re trying to keep ░░░░░░░░ down but because the ░░░░░░░░ that have meant so ░░░░░░░░ to Europe and the ░░░░░░░░ must be lifted up ░░░░░░░░ the last several days ░░░░░░░░ United States Europe and ░░░░░░░░ partners around the world ░░░░░░░░ been united in defense ░░░░░░░░ these ideals and united ░░░░░░░░ support of the Ukrainian ░░░░░░░░ Together we ve condemned ░░░░░░░░ s invasion of Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ rejected the legitimacy of ░░░░░░░░ Crimean referendum Together we ░░░░░░░░ isolated Russia politically suspending ░░░░░░░░ from the G8 nations ░░░░░░░░ downgrading our bilateral ties ░░░░░░░░ we are imposing costs ░░░░░░░░ sanctions that have left ░░░░░░░░ mark on Russia and ░░░░░░░░ accountable for its actions ░░░░░░░░ if the Russian leadership ░░░░░░░░ on its current course ░░░░░░░░ we will insure that ░░░░░░░░ isolation deepens sanctions will ░░░░░░░░ and the toll on ░░░░░░░░ s economy as well ░░░░░░░░ its standing in the ░░░░░░░░ will only increase And ░░░░░░░░ the United States and ░░░░░░░░ allies will continue to ░░░░░░░░ the government of Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ they chart a democratic ░░░░░░░░ Together we are going ░░░░░░░░ provide a significant package ░░░░░░░░ assistance that can be ░░░░░░░░ stabilize the Ukrainian economy ░░░░░░░░ meet the basic needs ░░░░░░░░ the people Make no ░░░░░░░░ neither the United States ░░░░░░░░ Europe has any interest ░░░░░░░░ controlling Ukraine We have ░░░░░░░░ no troops there What ░░░░░░░░ want is for the ░░░░░░░░ people to make their ░░░░░░░░ decisions just like other ░░░░░░░░ people around the world ░░░░░░░░ as well this is ░░░░░░░░ another Cold War that ░░░░░░░░ re entering into After ░░░░░░░░ unlike the Soviet Union ░░░░░░░░ leads no bloc of ░░░░░░░░ no global ideology The ░░░░░░░░ States and NATO do ░░░░░░░░ seek any conflict with ░░░░░░░░ In fact for more ░░░░░░░░ 60 years we have ░░░░░░░░ together in NATO not ░░░░░░░░ claim other lands but ░░░░░░░░ keep nations free What ░░░░░░░░ will do always is ░░░░░░░░ our solemn obligation our ░░░░░░░░ V duty to defend ░░░░░░░░ sovereignty and territorial integrity ░░░░░░░░ our allies And in ░░░░░░░░ promise we will never ░░░░░░░░