‘Russia Stands Alone’: Obama Says the EU and U.S. Are United in Isolating Russia

Obama, EU present united front on Russia’s annexation of Crimea (The Salt Lake Tribune)

President Barack Obama and European Union leaders presented a unified front Wednesday against Russia’s annexation of Crimea and promoted adoption of a transatlantic trade as an antidote to Russia’s influence in the region that would help Europe become less dependent on Moscow for its energy needs.

Obama said if anyone in Russian leadership thought they could drive wedge between the Europe and the United States through its aggression, "they clearly miscalculated."