Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2014.
REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: Afternoon, everybody. I got a couple things to go through, and then we’ll get to your questions.
Earlier today, Secretary Hagel spoke by phone with Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu. Today’s conversation obviously focused on the situation in Ukraine. Secretary Hagel was clear and he was firm: Because Russian forces are in control of Crimea, they bear responsibility for what is happening there. He also pressed…






