You're reading: Obama, NATO Chief decry ‘increasingly aggressive’ Russian stance

WASHINGTON - Russia is taking an "increasingly aggressive posture" in Ukraine and needs to step back, President Barack Obama said on May 26 after meeting with the NATO chief.

“We’ll continue to support Ukraine through the NATO-Ukraine partnership,” Obama told reporters.

According to the foreign media, Obama and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met in the Oval Office to discuss the impact Russia’s actions in Ukraine are having on European security, as well as the alliance’s progress in training Afghan forces and dealing with extremists in the Middle East and North Africa.