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PM phone call with President Obama: 2 March 2014

David Cameron and Barack Obama spoke about events in Ukraine.

• From: Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and The Rt Hon Lord Cameron
• Published: 2 March 2014

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Following the phone call, a Downing Street spokesperson said:

The Prime Minister and President Obama spoke at 9pm tonight.

They agreed that Russia’s actions were completely unacceptable. They agreed on the urgent need for de-escalation and for Russia to engage in a dialogue directly with Ukraine.

They agreed there must be “significant costs” to Russia if it did not change course on Ukraine.

Published 2 March 2014