TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The EU and the US say they will impose "further costs" on Russia over its actions in Ukraine, as unrest continues in the east of the country, as reported by BBC News.
EU foreign ministers said on Monday they would expand a list of names targeted by EU sanctions.
Tension has been rising in Ukraine, with pro-Russian activists occupying buildings in more eastern towns.
Also on Monday, the US said a Russian fighter jet repeated close-range passes over a US warship in the Black Sea.
US President Barack Obama spoke by phone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday evening, Mr Putin's office said.
Putin told Obama that allegations of Russian interference in Ukraine were "based on questionable information".
The unrest in the east was the result "of the unwillingness and inability of the leadership in Kiev to take into account the interests of the Russian-speaking population".
In an earlier news conference, White House spokesman Jay Carney warned that Russia's actions "will come with a cost.''
However, he added that "lethal" military aid for Ukraine was not currently being considered.
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