Sochi, Russia - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Sochi, Russia Index / Locations Transcripts Joe Solmonese ...you go to the same companies during the Sochi Olympics in Russia, and say, You shoul... Michael McFaul ...to get that out of the way before the Sochi Olympics. That wasn't a coincidence. I... William Burns ...with the protests in Ukraine, the Sochi Olympics, the appearance of th... ...ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi at this time, when Yanukovych fle... ...time. And so, a few days after I left Sochi , you saw the little green men movin... ...to add one thing, I did go from Sochi , as I recall, to—one day on ... Ben Rhodes ...the Maidan [Ukraine] in November. The Sochi Olympics are there in February of 2014... ...huge embarrassment to Putin during the Sochi Olympics, and within a matter of days... Gil Kerlikowske ...and Boston, and Miami. He brought me to Sochi , and to Saint Petersburg, and Moscow... Victoria Nuland ...head. This is also in the midst of the Sochi Olympics, is that right? Right. Th... ...Olympics, is that right? Right. The Sochi Olympics are in the winter of '14... Related Topics go to the Chicago Chicago go to the Wartime Presidency Wartime Presidency go to the Healthcare Healthcare go to the Arts and Humanities Arts and Humanities go to the Immigration Immigration