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Today, Interim Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov declared a withdrawal of armed forces from Crimea.

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. I wanted to provide an update on the situation in Ukraine and the steps that the United States is taking in response.

The Greek foreign minister and government vice president Evangelos Venizelos paid an emergency visit to the Ukraine on Sunday, as chairman of the EU's Council of General Affairs, during Greece's EU Presidency, that many feel was too little, too late.