BRISBANE, Australia — President Obama on Sunday said he told President Vladimir V. Putin in meetings last week that the United States and its allies would continue to impose sanctions on Russia for actions in Ukraine that he edged close to calling an invasion.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
New York Times: Obama moves close to calling Russian action in Ukraine an invasion
Pro-Russian gunmen pass by damaged houses in the North West suburban of Donetsk on Nov. 13, 2014, following last days shelling near the destroyed airport in eastern Ukraine.