MOSCOW — Russia continued Wednesday to ratchet up pressure on the government in Kiev, warning that events in eastern Ukraine could prompt a military response and again accusing the United States of directing events there.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
New York Times: Russia warns Ukraine of potential military response
A pro-Russian activist guards a barricade outside the regional state building seized by the separatists in southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on April 23, 2014. Pro-Kremlin rebels in Ukraine braced today for a renewed military offensive by Kiev as US troops headed to region in a show of force after Washington again warned Moscow over the escalating crisis. AFP PHOTO/ ANATOLII STEPANOV
