US sends in another warship ahead of Ukraine vote
Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby told that United States is sending another warship to the Black Sea over Ukraine crisis.
The US and its allies have warned the Kremlin of further sanctions over the crisis in Ukraine, where a bloody pro-Moscow insurgency in the east is threatening to tear the ex-Soviet nation apart.
US Vice President Joe Biden, on a visit to Romania, said Wednesday the West "must remain resolute in imposing greater costs to Russia" if it undermines Ukraine's elections.
Ahead of Sunday's vote, Kiev's Western-backed leaders are hosting a new round of national unity talks under a peace plan sponsored by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
But an earlier two rounds failed to make any progress, with the government pointedly refusing to invite the separatists who have seized over a dozen towns in the industrial eastern belt.
Tensions between Moscow and the West have spiralled to Cold-War highs over the crisis in Ukraine, particularly Russia's annexation of Crimea in March and allegations it is driving the insurgency.
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