WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama said Wednesday Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is unlikely to shift his stance on Ukraine until the full force of economic sanctions levelled against Moscow hits home.Obama said Putins nationalist, backward-looking outlook had isolated Russia internationally but had played well domestically.We continue to offer them a pathway to a diplomatic resolution of the problem. But the challenge is this is working for him politically inside of Russia, even though it is isolating Russia completely internationally, Obama told a forum for business leaders organized by the Wall Street Journal.If you asked me, am I optimistic that …read more
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