US, EU Threaten Russia with More Sanctions Over Ukraine

European countries and the United States are threatening Russia with more sanctions unless it takes steps at the Geneva meeting to show it will de-escalate the conflict in Ukraine, although officials say they expect no breakthrough. So far, diplomacy has failed to keep up with events on the ground, with Russia's partisans seizing control of territory before Western countries can formulate a response. Bloodshed has been limited so far during the uprising in the east, with two people...

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