Obama: No need yet for more US military aid to Ukraine

In a wide ranging end of summit press conference he weighed in on the impact of sanctions on Russia.

“The economy has ground to a halt, somewhere between $100 and $200 billion of capital flight has taken place.”

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Amid reports of Russian troops along Ukraine’s border Obama was asked whether he was considering sending lethal aid to Ukraine.

“If you start seeing an invasion by Russia, that’s obviously a different set of questions. We’re not there yet,” said Obama.

The U.S. Africa Leaders Summit was the first of its kind in the United States – but its a program Obama says he hopes will continue after his presidency ends.

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