Kerry: Russia's 'land-grabbing' in Ukraine may require 'additional sanctions, additional efforts'


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Secretary of State John Kerry spoke less than optimistically on Saturday about Ukraine's most recent, week-old ceasefire, The Associated Press reports.
After meeting with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Kerry said that Russia's continued aggressions in Ukraine amount to "land-grabbing," and that pro-Russian rebels are continuing to build up military equipment in the strategic port of Mariupol.
"What's happening with respect to Mariupol, even now, is just simply unacceptable, so we are talking about additional sanctions, additional efforts," Kerry said. "We're not going to sit there and be part of this kind of extraordinarily craven behavior at the expense of the sovereignty of a nation."
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But Britain's Hammond, while critical of Russia's "continued aggression," did not touch on additional sanctions, suggesting that the U.S. may not have enough European support to push through another round of economic measures against Moscow.
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Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
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