He also seems not to be shocked by the 90 -minute telephone conversation that took place between him and Obama after unanimous approval for the use of military Duma . Although the transcript of the conversation is not published , it appears that Obama is trying to encourage Putin to work through an internationally mediated process to ensure the rights of rusishtfolësve or in talks to establish confidence with the Ukrainian government to recognize the special status of Crimea . All this sounds extremely sensitive , but so far has hardly moved from the trajectory that Putin has decided to choose .
The reality is that Putin sees keeping Ukraine within Russia's sphere of influence as a matter of vital national interests , and seem willing to take considerable risks to ensure this .
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