MOSCOW - Russia blamed Kyiv on Jan. 26 for a surge in fighting in Ukraine and warned the West that any attempt to increase economic pressure on Moscow would be "absolutely destructive" blackmail.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Reuters: Russia warns West not to blackmail it over Ukraine
A Pro-Russian rebel stands guard in front of a damaged building next to a trolleybus stop in Donetsk on Jan. 22, 2015.
