Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko made a personal plea to Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Washington threatened tougher measures Wednesday should Moscow fail to rein in separatists mounting a new offensive in the east of the ex-Soviet republic.Poroshenko’s personal letter and US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew’s warning came one day after European Union leaders unanimously backed pursuing more economic restrictions against Russia for its alleged meddling in Ukraine.Greece and Cyprus later distanced themselves from the statement but are not expected to fight new penalties the bloc’s 28 foreign ministers will draft in Brussels on Thursday.Western sanctions and a coinciding …read more
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