In Russian President Vladimir Putin's eyes, the US may struggle to claim any moral high ground. Some Russian and European commentators point out that the US intervened in Kosovo in 1999 and invaded Iraq in 2003 without UN approval - AFP Photo.
REUTERS: One senior Obama administration official called Vladimir Putin's actions in the Ukraine "outrageous." A second described them as an "outlaw act." A third said his brazen use of military force harked back to a past century.
"What we see here are distinctly 19th and 20th century decisions made by President Putin," said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity to a group of reporters. "But what he needs to understand is that in terms of his economy, he lives in the 21st century world, an interdependent world."
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