A.M. Links: Putin Makes Statement on Situation in Ukraine, Western Republicans To Urge Court To Back Same-Sex Marriage, Obama To Release Budget Plan

  • In his first public statement since the Crimea crisis began
    Russian President
    Vladimir Putin
    said that Russia reserves the right to use “all
    means” to protect the interests of citizens living in eastern
    Ukraine. Putin added that “nationalists” and “anti-semites” are in
    the streets of Kiev.
  • The head of Egypt’s armed forces, Field Marshal
    Abdul Fattah al-Sisi
    , says that he cannot ignores call for him
    to run for president.
  • Republicans from Western states are expected to urge the U.S.
    Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in Denver to rule bans on

    gay marriage
    unconstitutional today.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
    Netanyahu
    has urged the Obama administration to insist that
    Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state.
  • President Obama is set to release his 2015 budget plan today.
    According to the White House, the budget proposal will include a

    $60 billion expansion
    of the Earned Income Tax Credit.
  • An immigration reform group linked to Facebook CEO Mark
    Zuckerberg has
    criticized Republicans
    for not doing enough to work towards
    changing immigration policy.

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