As Russia Tramples Red Lines, Obama Clings To Fig Leaf

Since Russia’s invasion and annexation of Crimea, the United States and the European Union have used Putin’s fables to put off tough sanctions. Although Putin disrupted the May 25 Ukraine elections, does not intend to recognize its results, and is behind the invasion by Russian “volunteers,” the US and EU continue to hide behind the fig leaf of plausible deniability and lack of conclusive evidence, while Russian propaganda blames them for the Ukrainian tragedy.