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21.02.2015 U.S.andalliesdiscussnewsanctionsonRussiaoverUkraine:Kerry|Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/21/usukrainecrisiskerryidUSKBN0LP0JW20150221 1/3
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(Reuters)TheUnitedStatesanditsalliesarediscussingimposingmoresanctionsagainstRussiaforunderminingaEuropeanbrokeredtruceineasternUkraine,U.S.SecretaryofStateJohnKerrysaidonSaturday.
KerrymadethecommentsashebegantalkswithhisBritishcounterpartPhilipHammondinLondon,accusingMoscowof"extraordinarilycravenbehaviorattheexpenseofthesovereigntyandintegrityofanation".
TheKievmilitaryaccusedRussiaonFridayofsendingtanksandtroopsintoeasternUkrainedespiteaceasefirethatwentintoforcelastSunday,brokeredbyFranceandGermanyinabidtoendaconflictthathaskilledmorethan5,000people.
TheKremlindidnotimmediatelyrespondtotheallegationbuthasalwaysdeniedaccusationsinthepastthatitsforcesarefightinginUkraine.
Kerry,however,saidtheUnitedStates"knowstoacertainty"ofRussia'sinvolvementintheconflictandsupportitwasgivingtotheseparatists.
"Russiahasengagedinanabsolutelybrazenandcynicalprocessovertheselastdays,"theSecretaryofStatesaid.
"Wearetalkingaboutadditionalsanctions,aboutadditionalefforts,andI'mconfidentoverthenextdayspeoplewillmakeitclearthatwearenotgoingtoplaythisgame,"headded.
"We'renotgoingsitthereandbepartofthiskindofextraordinarilycravenbehaviorattheexpenseofthesovereigntyandintegrityofanation."
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ProRussianseparatistsarebuildingupforcesandweaponsinUkraine'ssoutheastandtheUkrainianmilitarysaidonSaturdayitwasbracedforthepossibilityofarebelattackontheportcityofMariupol.
ArebelattackonMariupol,acityofhalfamillionpeopleandpotentiallyagatewaytoCrimea,whichRussiaannexedlastMarch,wouldalmostcertainlykillofftheceasefirethataimedtoendthe10montholdconflict.
KremlinspokesmanDmitryPeskovtoldEchoMoskvyradiostationthatRussiawasfocusedonsupportingtheceasefiredeal,accordingtoTASSnewsagency.
"Anobsessiveideatoforcesomeonetopaythecost...isnotconducivetotheresolutionofthesituationinsoutheastUkraine,"PeskovwasquotedassayinginresponsetoKerry'sremarksonthepossibilityoffurthersanctionsagainstRussia.
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TheceasefirehasalreadybeenbadlyshakenbytherebelcaptureonWednesdayofDebaltseve,arailwayjunctionineasternUkraine,forcingaretreatbythousandsofUkrainiantroopsinwhichatleast20Ukrainiansoldierswerekilled.
BritishForeignSecretaryHammondsaidtheceasefirehadbeen"systematicallybreached"andhewoulddiscusswithKerryhowEuropeandtheUnitedStatescouldremainunitedintacklingthechallengeinUkraine.
U.S.PresidentBarackObama'sadministrationhaspreviouslysaiditisconsideringdeepeningsanctionsagainstMoscowandisalsoweighingthepossibilityofprovidingweaponstoUkraine'smilitary,althoughofficialsstressthepriorityistofindapoliticalsolution.
WhileUkraineisexpectedtodominatethetalksinLondon,KerryandHammondsaidtheywouldalsodiscussthethreatfromIslamistmilitantsinSyria,IraqandLibya.
HammondrepeatedBritain'sviewthataunitygovernmentwasurgentlyneededinLibya"sothattheinternationalcommunitycanputitsweightbehindthatgovernmentinordertosqueezetheterroristsout."
AU.S.officialsaidKerrywouldalsodiscussNigeria'supcomingelectionandtheIsraeliPalestiniansituation.
TheSecretaryofStatetravelstoGenevaonSundayfortwodaysoftalkswithseniorIranianofficialsonTehran'sdisputednuclearprogramasthesidestrytoresolvedifferencesbeforeaMarch31deadlineforabasicframeworkagreement.
U.S.EnergySecretaryErnestMonizwillalsoattendthetalks,thefirsttimehehasparticipatedintheIrannegotiations,theU.S.officialsaid.
NegotiationsbetweentheUnitedStates,Russia,China,France,Germany,BritainandIranhavereachedacriticalstage.TheU.S.officialsaidMoniz'sinvolvementwasduetothetechnicalnatureofthecurrenttalks.
(AdditionalreportingbyVladimirSoldatkinEditingbyAlisonWilliamsandPravinChar)
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