Barack Obama has said Europe and America are united in their support of the Ukrainian government and its people.
The US president spoke shortly after he arrived in Europe on a trip that will be dominated by efforts by Western leaders to forge a common response to Russia's annexation of Crimea.
"We're united in imposing a cost on Russia for its actions so far," Mr Obama said after meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
Mr Obama and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the Rijksmuseum In an interview with Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant, he added: "The United States does not view Europe as a battleground between East and West, nor do we see the situation in Ukraine as a zero-sum game.
"That's the kind of thinking that should have ended with the Cold War."
Washington has imposed sanctions on 31 people in a campaign carefully crafted to target Russian officials with links to President Vladimir Putin without creating a backlash against US businesses.
Defying Western sanctions, Vladimir Putin signs the annexation of Crimea It has threatened to take further action if Russia does not de-escalate the crisis.
During his meetings in Europe, Mr Obama will seek to isolate Russia while gauging how far the still economically shaky European Union is willing to go in punishing Russia, one of its largest trading partners.
Russia has defied Western sanctions, consolidating its grip of Crimea as Ukrainian forces in the peninsula were ordered to pull out.
Russian troops massing along the Ukrainian border Russia's troop movements have raised fears of further incursions into Ukraine.
The week-long trip will take Mr Obama to four countries.
In the Netherlands, he will join world leaders at the Nuclear Security Summit and head a hastily arranged meeting of the G7 - the US, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan.
Mr Obama's focus on Ukraine will continue in Brussels, the headquarters for the EU and NATO.
The nuclear summit in The Hague is held under tight security A Rome stop will feature a highly anticipated meeting with Pope Francis.
Then the president will travel to Saudi Arabia for a fence-mending visit with the important Gulf ally.
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