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U.S. insists that expand sanctions on Russia if Ukraine continues to stress  Crisis in Ukraine | EFE U.S. Ambassador at the UN, Samantha Power, insisted today that , if Russia not seeking defuse tension in eastern Ukraine, " will be an increase of sanctions " a senior Russian officials, after considering that the pro-Russian movements are " all traits an implication of Moscow " . " If they continue actions as we have seen in recent days , we will see an increase sanctions" on Russia, Power said in an interview with ABC News . The warning is similar to the one made on Saturday in a telephone call from U.S. Secretary of State , John Kerry , his Russian counterpart , Sergei Lavrov , who warned that there will be " additional consequences if Russia does not take steps to reduce stress on eastern Ukraine and withdraw its troops from the border. " Asked by pro-Russian movements in the Donetsk region , in southeastern Ukraine, said Power sharing " the same signs of what we saw in Crimea " Ukrainian autonomous region was annexed to Russia after an illegal referendum considered by U.S. . and the European Union (EU). "It ( a movement ) professional, coordinated , there is nothing about it that seems sprung from the base population . Forces have done exactly the same in each of the six or seven cities that have acted . So certainly print carries the telltale signs of the involvement of Moscow , "he said . Ban Ki -moon calls for calm and dialogue with the deteriorating situation in the east of Ukraine The pro-Russian activists were today Slaviansk total control , in the southeast, and rejected a police operation conducted by the Kiev government to recover the city , a day on which he died an officer of the Security Service of Ukraine and five other officers were injured . Power noted that with this tension in Ukraine , " unclear" whether it will stand the peace meeting four bands scheduled for Thursday in Geneva between Kerry , Lavrov , representatives of the Ukrainian government and the EU . " Let's see how events unfold today and in the coming days " before making a decision on the meeting, said the ambassador . He said the sanctions so far Russian officials " have already taken effect " because "they have lowered the ruble to a historic low ." U.S. considered possible that Russia is preparing to go to Ukraine " The Russian stock market has fallen by 20 percent. Investors are fleeing , and that's just based on the sanctions we have implemented so far. President (Barack Obama) has made clear that , depending on Russian behavior , sectoral sanctions on energy, banking and mining it could be on the table , "he added . For its part , the EU meet tomorrow to their foreign ministers tomorrow to address the possibility of increasing the number of Russian and Ukrainian sanctioned by Moscow's intervention in Ukraine , and send to that country a European police mission and legal advice .

U.S. insists that expand sanctions on Russia if Ukraine continues to stress 

Crisis in Ukraine | EFE

U.S. Ambassador at the UN, Samantha Power, insisted today that , if Russia not seeking defuse tension in eastern Ukraine, " will be an increase of sanctions " a senior Russian officials, after considering that the pro-Russian movements are " all traits an implication of Moscow " .

" If they continue actions as we have seen in recent days , we will see an increase sanctions" on Russia, Power said in an interview with ABC News .

The warning is similar to the one made on Saturday in a telephone call from U.S. Secretary of State , John Kerry , his Russian counterpart , Sergei Lavrov , who warned that there will be " additional consequences if Russia does not take steps to reduce stress on eastern Ukraine and withdraw its troops from the border. "

Asked by pro-Russian movements in the Donetsk region , in southeastern Ukraine, said Power sharing " the same signs of what we saw in Crimea " Ukrainian autonomous region was annexed to Russia after an illegal referendum considered by U.S. . and the European Union (EU).

"It ( a movement ) professional, coordinated , there is nothing about it that seems sprung from the base population . Forces have done exactly the same in each of the six or seven cities that have acted . So certainly print carries the telltale signs of the involvement of Moscow , "he said .

Ban Ki -moon calls for calm and dialogue with the deteriorating situation in the east of Ukraine

The pro-Russian activists were today Slaviansk total control , in the southeast, and rejected a police operation conducted by the Kiev government to recover the city , a day on which he died an officer of the Security Service of Ukraine and five other officers were injured .

Power noted that with this tension in Ukraine , " unclear" whether it will stand the peace meeting four bands scheduled for Thursday in Geneva between Kerry , Lavrov , representatives of the Ukrainian government and the EU .

" Let's see how events unfold today and in the coming days " before making a decision on the meeting, said the ambassador .

He said the sanctions so far Russian officials " have already taken effect " because "they have lowered the ruble to a historic low ."

U.S. considered possible that Russia is preparing to go to Ukraine

" The Russian stock market has fallen by 20 percent. Investors are fleeing , and that's just based on the sanctions we have implemented so far. President (Barack Obama) has made clear that , depending on Russian behavior , sectoral sanctions on energy, banking and mining it could be on the table , "he added .

For its part , the EU meet tomorrow to their foreign ministers tomorrow to address the possibility of increasing the number of Russian and Ukrainian sanctioned by Moscow's intervention in Ukraine , and send to that country a European police mission and legal advice .