Obama to Talk to Europe Leaders about Russia

The US President is scheduled to host a conference call with the leaders of Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Italy about Russia's actions in Ukraine.

Ben Rhodes, the deputy national security adviser for strategic communications, tweets that it is a "chance for the leaders to consult together on Ukraine," Censor.NET reports, citing USA Today.

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Obama has spoken previously with these leaders -- Germany's Angela Merkel, France's Francois Hollande, the UK's David Cameron, and Italy's Matteo Renzi -- about possible sanctions on Russia for supporting separatists in Ukraine.