President insisted there would be no military escalation in wests response, but stopped short of using word invasion in remarksEmergency meetings after Russian invasion claimThe United States expects to agree on a further round of economic sanctions against Russia during meetings with European allies next week, but has ruled out any military intervention to deter further attacks on Ukraine.Speaking at a hastily arranged Thursday afternoon press briefing to address a series of simultaneous foreign policy crises, president Barack Obama played down the extent to which reports of direct Russia attacks inside Ukraine marked a distinct escalation. … …read more
Source: The Guardian
