president barack obama condemned the violence in Ukraine on Wednesday, saying that the U.S. holds the government “primarily responsible for ensuring they are handling protesters peacefully” and that “there will be consequences if people step over the line.”
“We expect the Ukrainian government to show restraint, to not resort to violence,” Obama said after arriving in Mexico for a brief trade summit. “We expect peaceful protesters to remain peaceful.”
Hours earlier, Secretary of State John Kerry said U.S. sanctions against Ukraine are possible. The White House first threatened to impose sanctions against the Eastern European nation nearly two months ago in the early days of the anti-government movement.
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