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US urges Russia to end Ukraine crisis
US Urges Russia to End Ukraine Crisis. US Vice-President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned Russia of isolation if it continues to try to \"pull Ukraine apart\" and pledged Washington\'s strong support for Kiev\'s leaders.
KIEV: US Vice-President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned Russia of isolation if it continues to try to "pull Ukraine apart" and pledged Washington's strong support for Kiev's leaders.
"We call on Russia to stop supporting men hiding behind masks in unmarked uniforms, sowing unrest in eastern Ukraine," Biden said as he was wrapping up a two-day visit to Kiev.
He cautioned Russia that "it's time to stop talking and start acting" to reduce tension in Ukraine.
"We have been clear that more provocative behaviour by Russia will lead to more costs and to greater isolation," said the vice president, who flew back to Washington hours later. Biden's warning came as signs on the ground made it clear that diplomacy was failing to calm the crisis — opening the door for more threatened US sanctions on Moscow.
"We in the US stand with you and the Ukrainian people," Biden said in a joint news conference with Ukrainian PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Yatsenyuk was harsh in his characterization of Russia. He said, "No country should be able to behave like an armed bandit. Russia should stick to its international commitments and obligations. They should not behave as gangsters in the modern century."
The US has warned that it will quickly order new economic sanctions on Russian officials and entities if Moscow doesn't follow through on the provisions in last week's Geneva accord. Biden also announced the US will provide an additional $50 million to help Ukraine's beleaguered government with political and economic reforms.
Moscow has rejected charges that it was behind the troubles in eastern Ukraine and that it has failed to live up to the Geneva agreement.
Meanwhile, overnight on Monday, pro-Kremlin rebels in Ukraine's east claimed control of the police station in the town of Kramatorsk.
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which has more than 100 monitors in Ukraine, said the station's police chief was abducted by the militants and called for his release. Ukraine's acting president, Oleksandr Turchynov, said that the new seizure "puts a cross through all the agreements reached in Geneva."
