US blames Russia after rocket attacks in Ukraine kill at least 30

The US placed the blame for recent violence in the Ukraine firmly on Russia on Sunday, hours after British efforts to agree a UN Security Council statement condemning the rebel forces were halted by a Russian veto.

Speaking at a news conference in Delhi, Barack Obama said the current aggression was possible only “with Russian backing, Russian equipment, Russian financing, Russian training and Russian troops”. The US would “continue to take the approach that we’ve taken in the past, which is to ratchet up the pressure on Russia”, President Obama said. The US is considering every kind of response short of military action, he added.

[link to www.independent.co.uk]