United States President Barack Obama (right) talking to Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk during their meeting at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). AFP PHOTO
United States President Barack Obama (right) talking to Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk during their meeting at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). AFP PHOTO

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The East-West split re-opened by the crisis in Ukraine hardened on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) when President Barack Obama threw Washington’s weight firmly behind Kiev in its standoff with Moscow.

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