Obama in Russia: There will be a "cost" for Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama warns Russia "there will be costs" for any military maneuvers, he starts in Ukraine, Ukrainian and American traffic officials say they believe is already underway. Related Stories Obama can pull a trip to Russia against Ukraine turmoil Associated Press Obama to speak in Ukraine amid growing concern the U.S. Associated Press U.S. warns Russia to Ukraine, urges Georgia to West Associated Press Obama warns Russia of "costs" to interfere in Ukraine Reuters U.S. warns Russia: Intervention in Ukraine will be "a serious mistake" Huffington Post Officials say Obama could retaliate by canceling a trip to Russia this summer for an international summit, and can cut trade negotiations with Moscow. But it is unclear whether these steps have no effect on the calculation of Russia in Ukraine, which is located in the center of what many consider a tug of war between East and West. "Any violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine will be deeply destabilizing," Obama said Friday in a statement from the White House. Such actions by the Russian will be a "profound intervention" in matters which should be dealt with by the Ukrainian people, he said. Separately, Minister of Defense Chuck Hagel says he will not touch the specific embodiments USA, "it can be a very dangerous situation, if it continues in a provocative way." Asked about the options in an interview with CBS News, he said that "we are trying to deal with diplomatic attention, appropriate, responsible approach. " Obama is willing to talk late Friday, a spokesman for Ukrainian Border Guard Service said eight Russian transport aircraft landed with an unknown cargo in Ukraine's Crimea region. Sergey Astakhov told The Associated Press that the IL-76 aircraft arrived unexpectedly and was given permission to land, one after another, in Gvardeiskoye airbase. U.S. officials said they also believed the Russian staff came Crimea. The State Department urged U.S. citizens to defer non-essential travel plans in Ukraine because "the potential for instability." View galleryPresident Barack Obama speaks about Ukraine ... U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about Ukraine in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White Hous ... Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to hold the Group of Eight economic summit in June in Sochi, the site of the recently completed Winter Olympics. U.S. negotiates summit with European partners, and it is difficult to understand how some of these leaders will attend the summit if Russia has forces in the Crimea, according to administration officials. They were not authorized to discuss the situation by name and spoke only on condition of anonymity. Obama canceled a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last year after Russia provided refuge to the National Security Agency leak Edward Snowden, although Obama still present separate international meeting in Russia. Administration warning that trade negotiations may be terminated became Russian officials were in Washington for the economic debate with Obama advisers. For the U.S., levying penalties on Russian numerous complicated issues on which the White House is in need of assistance from Moscow. Among them: the end to the bloodshed in Syria, negotiate nuclear deal with Iran and the U.S. military transport troops and equipment from Afghanistan through Russian supply routes. At the White House, Obama condemned the grim situation in Ukraine and warned of deep external interference. View galleryPresident Barack Obama talks about the ongoing situation ... President Barack Obama talks about the ongoing situation in Ukraine in the Brady Press Briefing Roo ... "A few days after the world came to Russia for the Olympics, that would invite condemnation of countries around the world," he said. "The United States will stand with the international community in a statement that there will be costs for any military intervention in Ukraine." Political turmoil in Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych has pushed from office. Yanukovych held a press conference Friday in southern Russia, in which he said that he had not asked Moscow for military assistance and urged military action "unacceptable." In his remarks to reporters, however, Yanukovych still considers himself president also vowed to "continue to fight for the future of Ukraine" and accused the U.S. and the West to promote uprising that forced him to flee over the weekend. One of the catalysts for the mass demonstrations that led to the overthrow of Yanukovych was his rejection of the partnership agreement with the European Union in favor of historical ties with Moscow. This agreement paved the way for the EU to closer integration of Ukraine with the West, including the potential accession to NATO, which Russia strongly opposes the former members of the Warsaw Pact. Secretary of State John Kerry and other senior U.S. officials tried unsuccessfully to dispel widespread in Russia, the United States and Europe are trying to wrest Ukraine from Russia's influence. They insisted repeatedly that Ukraine is not a "zero sum game" in which one party - Russia or the West - wins and the other loses. View galleryPresident Barack Obama speaks about Ukraine ... U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about Ukraine in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White Hous ... Their argument, though, seems to be falling on deaf ears in Moscow, where Russian officials have been accusing the U.S. and its allies of meddling, fueling anti-Russian sentiment and actively encourages Western aspirations of Kiev due to its historical links. There has been no known contact Friday between Obama and Putin, who last spoke a week ago. Kerry did call, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the second time in two days to press the Kremlin to keep his promise to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. Kerry said he warned Moscow against military movements in the Crimea, which could further exacerbate tensions. Lavrov repeated promise to Russian President Vladimir Putin to do just that at the same time noting that Russia has extensive interests in Ukraine, said Kerry. The secretary said that the U.S. was watching to see if the Russian activities in the Crimea "may be crossing the line in any way." He added that the administration would be "very careful" in the judgments that. View galleryPresident Barack Obama pauses as he speaks of ... U.S. President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks about the ongoing situation in Ukraine in the Brady Press ... Kerry reiterated the U.S. view that the Russian military intervention in Ukraine after the overthrow of the Russian-backed leader of the country would be contrary to Russian self-professed opposition to such operations in other countries, such as Libya and Syria. Stressing U.S. concerns about Russian interference are memories of the conflict in Georgia, where Russian troops remain in the two disputed enclaves in violation of the ceasefire in 2008. On a background of heightened tensions around Ukraine, the U.S. this week extended twice its objections Russian military presence in Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions.