Kathianne
04-19-2016, 01:47 AM
I mean it's totally normal that you'd ask a neighbor that repeatedly harrasses you to help you out, right? Honestly. Last week Russian fighters repeatedly acted threateningly on an American ship. This week Obama says, "Help me out here..."
http://abcnews.go.com/International/obama-asks-putin-halt-assad-offensive-syria/story?id=38492487
Obama Asks Putin to Help Halt Assad Offensive in Syria
By PATRICK REEVELL
Apr 18, 2016, 6:10 PM ET
President Barack Obama spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin (http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/world/vladimir-putin.htm)tonight to urge him to use Russia’s influence to halt escalating fighting in both Syria (http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/world/syrian-protests.htm) and Ukraine (http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/ukraine-protests.htm), the White House said in a statement.
Shelling has been increasing along the front line in eastern Ukraine, which has laid largely dormant since last year, while the partial cease-fire in Syria negotiated by Moscow and Washington, D.C (http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/district-of-columbia.htm)., in February tonight appeared to be on the verge of final collapse.
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The phone call also followed a diplomatic spat between Moscow and Washington last week, after Russian warplanes repeatedly buzzed an American destroyer in the Baltic Sea (http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/baltic-sea.htm), prompting loud protests fromthe Pentagon (http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/us/the-pentagon.htm). Moscow has denied its aircraft did anything inappropriate.
Despite the vociferous complaints from U.S. officials, a White House spokesman said Obama did not raise the incident with Putin.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/obama-asks-putin-halt-assad-offensive-syria/story?id=38492487
Obama Asks Putin to Help Halt Assad Offensive in Syria
By PATRICK REEVELL
Apr 18, 2016, 6:10 PM ET
President Barack Obama spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin (http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/world/vladimir-putin.htm)tonight to urge him to use Russia’s influence to halt escalating fighting in both Syria (http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/world/syrian-protests.htm) and Ukraine (http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/ukraine-protests.htm), the White House said in a statement.
Shelling has been increasing along the front line in eastern Ukraine, which has laid largely dormant since last year, while the partial cease-fire in Syria negotiated by Moscow and Washington, D.C (http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/district-of-columbia.htm)., in February tonight appeared to be on the verge of final collapse.
...
The phone call also followed a diplomatic spat between Moscow and Washington last week, after Russian warplanes repeatedly buzzed an American destroyer in the Baltic Sea (http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/baltic-sea.htm), prompting loud protests fromthe Pentagon (http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/us/the-pentagon.htm). Moscow has denied its aircraft did anything inappropriate.
Despite the vociferous complaints from U.S. officials, a White House spokesman said Obama did not raise the incident with Putin.