"Was Obama too soft on Russia?" - Trump on Crimea's occupation

In 2014, Russia illegally seized Crimea from Ukraine.

As reported by Censor.NET, this was announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Twitter.

"Crimea was TAKEN by Russia during the Obama Administration. Was Obama too soft on Russia?" he wrote.

Crimea was TAKEN by Russia during the Obama Administration. Was Obama too soft on Russia?
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 15 февраля 2017 г.

Earlier, White House spokesman Sean Spicer said that U.S. President Donald Trump made it clear he expects Russia to return Crimea to Ukraine and reduce violence in the Donbas. Spicer also said that Washington's stance on Russian sanctions would remain unchanged.