Tuesday, 15 April 2014

UK prepared to 'make sacrifices' to help Ukraine - Hague

Pro-Russia protesters storm regional police building in eastern Ukrainian city of Horlivka, near Donetsk. 14 April 2014
He told the BBC further sanctions were being planned, but there was no "fixed red line" to decide how far Moscow needs to go before they are imposed.

But Mr Hague said he thought Russia was encouraging separatist groups in eastern Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected the accusation.

Tension has been steadily rising since Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula, formerly part of Ukraine, last month.

The move, condemned as illegal by Kiev and the West, followed the ousting of Ukraine's pro-Moscow President Viktor Yanukovych in February.

Pro-Russian rebels have seized buildings in about 10 towns and cities across parts of eastern Ukraine that form the heartland of the country's heavy industry.
'Rules'

Thousands of Russian troops are reported to be deployed along the border between Ukraine and Russia. Kiev fears any crackdown on pro-Russian groups could trigger an invasion.

The European Union has imposed sanctions, including travel bans and asset freezes, on some individual Russian and Ukrainian officials...


From BBC News

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