US 'rejects' Crimea independence
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="would">would</span> "<span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="reject">reject</span> "<span word="any">any</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Crimean">Crimean</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span>.</p><p><span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pledge">pledge</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="interim">interim</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span>, <span word="Arseniy">Arseniy</span> <span word="Yatsenyuk">Yatsenyuk</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oval">Oval</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>.</p><p><span word="Yatsenyuk">Yatsenyuk</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span> "<span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="surrender">surrender</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="territory">territory</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Associated">Associated</span> <span word="Press">Press</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="RIA">RIA</span> <span word="Novosti">Novosti</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Kiev">Kiev</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="chapters">chapters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AP">AP</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="authorize">authorize</span> $1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="guarantees">guarantees</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span>.</p><p><span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Crimean">Crimean</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>, <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> "<span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="violation">violation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="law">law</span>".</p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Kerry">Kerry</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hawkish">hawkish</span> <span word="note">note</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="choices">choices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="directions">directions</span>."</p><p><span word="Kerry">Kerry</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Sergey">Sergey</span> <span word="Lavrov">Lavrov</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="republic">republic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span>.</p>
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