Obama accuses Putin of not living up to ceasefire
BRISBANE - US President Barack Obama on Sunday bluntly accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of not living up to a cease-fire agreement in Ukraine, but offered no new plans for how the West might change his calculus.
Obama spoke shortly after huddling with European leaders to discuss the conflict and worsening security situation. On the potential for increasing sanctions on Russia, Obama said the US and European allies are always looking at more penalties but "at this point the sanctions we have in place are biting plenty good."
"We're also very firm on the need to uphold core international principles," Obama said at a press conference to wrap up a weeklong Asia-Pacific tour. "One of those principles is that you don't invade other countries or finance proxies .... and support them in ways that break up a country that has mechanisms for democratic elections."
