Obama Not Seeking To Contain or Weaken Russia

President Obama has made no decision about whether or not to arm Ukraine in their fight against Russia, Obama said Monday, also declining to identify any timeframe for when he will make a final decision.

"The possibility of lethal defense is one of those options that's being examined," Obama said at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. "But I have not made a decision about that yet."

"There is not going to be any specific point at which I say, 'Ah, clearly lethal defensive weapons would be appropriate here,'" Obama later said in response to a German reporter who asked if "the Nobel laureate" had any "red lines" on the Russia issue. "We are not looking for Russia to fail," Obama continued. "We are not looking for