Under fire, Putin leaves G-20 early to get some sleep

Under fire, Putin leaves G-20 early to get some sleep
(Image credit: Handout / Getty Images)

President Obama on Sunday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of not following the "letter or the spirit" of a ceasefire agreement between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels.

"We're also very firm on the need to uphold core international principles," Obama said at the close of the G-20 summit in Australia. "One of those principles is that you don't invade other countries or finance proxies and support them in ways that break up a country that has mechanisms for democratic elections."

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
Explore More
Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.