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1OF4.Britain'sForeignSecretaryPhillipHammondandU.S.SecretaryofStateJohnKerry(R)deliverastatementat
apressconferenceinLondon,February21,2015.
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(Reuters)TheUnitedStatesanditsalliesarediscussing
Obamatoweighnextsteps
onUkraine'innextfew
days':Kerry
imposingmoresanctionsagainstRussiaforundermininga
EuropeanbrokeredtruceineasternUkraine,U.S.Secretaryof
StateJohnKerrysaidonSaturday.
KerrymadethecommentsashebegantalkswithhisBritishcounterpartPhilipHammond
inLondon,accusingMoscowof"extraordinarilycravenbehaviorattheexpenseofthe
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sovereigntyandintegrityofanation".
TheKievmilitaryaccusedRussiaonFridayofsendingtanksandtroopsintoeastern
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UkrainedespiteaceasefirethatwentintoforcelastSunday,brokeredbyFranceand
Germanyinabidtoendaconflictthathaskilledmorethan5,000people.
TheKremlindidnotimmediatelyrespondtotheallegationbuthasalwaysdenied
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Kerry,however,saidtheUnitedStates"knowstoacertainty"ofRussia'sinvolvementinthe
conflictandsupportitwasgivingtotheseparatists.
SoldierskilledinDebaltsevewithdrawal,Ukraine
callsfor...
"Russiahasengagedinanabsolutelybrazenandcynicalprocessovertheselastdays,"the
Ukrainianforcesrecoveringafterrebels'assaulton
Debaltseve
SecretaryofStatesaid.
"Wearetalkingaboutadditionalsanctions,aboutadditionalefforts,andI'mconfidentover
thenextdayspeoplewillmakeitclearthatwearenotgoingtoplaythisgame,"headded.
"We'renotgoingsitthereandbepartofthiskindofextraordinarilycravenbehavioratthe
expenseofthesovereigntyandintegrityofanation."
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ProRussianseparatistsarebuildingupforcesandweaponsinUkraine'ssoutheastandthe
UkrainianmilitarysaidonSaturdayitwasbracedforthepossibilityofarebelattackonthe
portcityofMariupol.
ArebelattackonMariupol,acityofhalfamillionpeopleandpotentiallyagatewayto
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Crimea,whichRussiaannexedlastMarch,wouldalmostcertainlykillofftheceasefirethat
aimedtoendthe10montholdconflict.
KremlinspokesmanDmitryPeskovtoldEchoMoskvyradiostationthatRussiawasfocused
onsupportingtheceasefiredeal,accordingtoTASSnewsagency.
"Anobsessiveideatoforcesomeonetopaythecost...isnotconducivetotheresolutionof
thesituationinsoutheastUkraine,"PeskovwasquotedassayinginresponsetoKerry's
remarksonthepossibilityoffurthersanctionsagainstRussia.
CEASEFIRESHAKEN
TheceasefirehasalreadybeenbadlyshakenbytherebelcaptureonWednesdayof
Debaltseve,arailwayjunctionineasternUkraine,forcingaretreatbythousandsof
Ukrainiantroopsinwhichatleast20Ukrainiansoldierswerekilled.
BritishForeignSecretaryHammondsaidtheceasefirehadbeen"systematicallybreached"
andhewoulddiscusswithKerryhowEuropeandtheUnitedStatescouldremainunitedin
tacklingthechallengeinUkraine.
U.S.PresidentBarackObama'sadministrationhaspreviouslysaiditisconsidering
deepeningsanctionsagainstMoscowandisalsoweighingthepossibilityofproviding
weaponstoUkraine'smilitary,althoughofficialsstressthepriorityistofindapolitical
solution.
WhileUkraineisexpectedtodominatethetalksinLondon,KerryandHammondsaidthey
wouldalsodiscussthethreatfromIslamistmilitantsinSyria,IraqandLibya.
HammondrepeatedBritain'sviewthataunitygovernmentwasurgentlyneededinLibya
"sothattheinternationalcommunitycanputitsweightbehindthatgovernmentinorderto
squeezetheterroristsout."
AU.S.officialsaidKerrywouldalsodiscussNigeria'supcomingelectionandtheIsraeli
Palestiniansituation.
TheSecretaryofStatetravelstoGenevaonSundayfortwodaysoftalkswithseniorIranian
officialsonTehran'sdisputednuclearprogramasthesidestrytoresolvedifferencesbefore
aMarch31deadlineforabasicframeworkagreement.
U.S.EnergySecretaryErnestMonizwillalsoattendthetalks,thefirsttimehehas
participatedintheIrannegotiations,theU.S.officialsaid.
NegotiationsbetweentheUnitedStates,Russia,China,France,Germany,BritainandIran
havereachedacriticalstage.TheU.S.officialsaidMoniz'sinvolvementwasduetothe
technicalnatureofthecurrenttalks.
(AdditionalreportingbyVladimirSoldatkinEditingbyAlisonWilliamsandPravinChar)
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