Obama: Future of Ukraine must be decided by Ukrainians

FXStreet (Łódź) - US President Barack Obama stresses that the future of Ukraine must be decided by the people of Ukraine.

• The future of Crimea, on the other hand, must not be decided by the people of Crimea, the President emphasizes.

• Going forward we can calibrate our response to the situation in Ukraine based on what path Russia chooses to take: "to escalate or to de-escalate the situation."

• Obama says that NATO is committed to the collective defense of members of alliance, which is his first military allusion.