![To go into Ukraine and to take over, to invade Crimea, is a huge step. And [Russian President Vladimir Putin] would only have done it with a president who has shown from the very beginning that [President Obama] is living in a fantasy world...They imagine the world as a new interconnected world where climate change is the biggest threat and they are shocked that the Russians actually are interested in territory.](/assets/img/quote-photos/to-go-into-ukraine-and-to-take-over-to-invade-crimea-is-a-huge-step-and-russi.jpg)
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