Ukraine crisis will cost Russia, says White House
The EU and US have joined Ukraine's government in condemning as "illegal" a move by the Crimea region to set up a referendum to endorse joining Russia.
The EU, meeting in Brussels, threatened "serious consequences" if Russia did not act to de-escalate the crisis.
US Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes said the Obama administration would introduce measures to impose "a cost" on Russia for its "intervention" in Crimea.
07 Mar 2014
- From the section US & Canada