Stern words, economic sanctions and a diplomatic boycott: The action Obama took to deter Putin from invading Crimea in 2014
In 2014 - when Biden was vice president and Barack Obama sat in the Oval - that administration tried calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and sanctions threats to stop Moscow from annexing the Crimea.
It didn't work.

In February 2014, Russian soldiers, without wearing identifying insignias, took control of strategic positions and infrastructure within the Ukrainian territory of Crimea.
So what action did President Barack Obama take to try and stop it?
On February 28, Obama released a statement warning Russia not to intervene in Crimea.
On 1 March, Obama held a phone conversation with Putin and said that the Russian invasion was a 'violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity ... [and a] breach of international law.'
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