It has all the telltale signs of what we saw in Crimea. It is professional, it is coordinated. There is nothing grassroots-seeming about it, said Power.
Even before the current escalation of tensions in eastern Ukraine, some U.S. lawmakers urged the United States and Europe to take a stranger stand against Russian territorial expansion. Among them was Republican Senator Dan Coats:
As I speak, anxieties are building that [Russian President] Vladimir Putins first big bite out of Ukraine has not satisfied him, and he hungers for more The lack of an effective, forceful response by the United States and by our allies, particularly our European allies, has given President Putin reason to expect that further aggression will not be punished, said Coats
Ambassador Power disagrees.
The Russian stock market has depreciated by 20 percent. Investors are fleeing. And that is just on the basis of the sanctions we have put in place up to this point. The president has made clear that, depending on Russian behavior, sanctions against energy, banking, and mining could be on the table, said Power.
Asked if she believes President Putin wants control of eastern Ukraine, Power said Moscows actions give credence to that conclusion - despite Russias insistence to the contrary.
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