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01Mar14
Senators suggest recalling Russia's ambassador from US over Obama speech
Russian senators are going to ask President Vladimir Putin to consider recalling Moscow's Ambassador to the US following President Barack Obama's "aggressive" comments on the situation in Ukraine, the speaker of the chamber said.
The upper house of the Russian parliament, the Federation Council, has ordered the committee on international affairs to apply to Putin and ask him to recall Moscow's ambassador to the US, council speaker Valentina Matvienko said.
"The president will consider the appeal and make a decision," she said.
The initiative was put forward by the Federation Council's vice speaker, Yury Vorobiev, who referred to the President Barack Obama's speech Friday, in which he said that Russia would have to pay for its policies in Ukraine. In Vorobiev's opinion, Obama "crossed the red line and insulted the Russian people" and his words were a "direct threat."
So far, no decisions have been made on the matter, said the Kremlin's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.
On Friday, Obama warned Russia against Ukraine intervention.
"The United States will stand with the international community in affirming that there will be costs for any military intervention in Ukraine," he said.
[Source: RT, Moscow, 01Mar14]
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