The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Russian President Vladimir Putin committed 'an act of war' against Ukraine with cross-border artillery fire that could unite Europe and the U.S. on tougher and more extensive economic sanctions against Russia.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
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A placard depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin is placed at the Netherlands Consulate inLviv on July 18, 2014, to commemorate passengers of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur which crashed in eastern Ukraine.
