By NEDRA PICKLER & JULIE PACE, associated press
Kiev, Ukraine (AP) - Russia "Days, not weeks", in order to adhere to an international agreement to tackle the crisis in the Ukraine has warned the top US diplomat in Kiev Monday as Vice President-elect Joe Biden, a high-profile show of support for the pro-Western Ukrainian Government launched. Russia in turn accused authorities in Kiev blatantly violated the Covenant and explains that their actions would not hold up.
Biden, the highest ranking American officials during its conflict with Russia, to visit Ukraine meeting scheduled with government officials in the capital Kiev on Tuesday. The Vice President planned also to new technical support to the fledgling Government with energy and economic reforms help to announce.
The which you now claim were cited in Eastern Ukraine comes days after signed an agreement in Geneva, the call to Moscow Russia, Ukraine, the United States and Europe, to exploit its influence to get pro Russian troops, which many government buildings to leave, Biden trip. The United States claimed on Monday publicly available photographs from Twitter and other media show that some of the troops in the East of Ukraine said the photos Russian special forces, and the United States his case to support that Moscow used its military to stir unrest in the Ukraine.
There was no way immediately to verify the photos, which were either from the Internet or the Organization for security and cooperation in Europe last week by Ukraine diplomats.
In Moscow, Foreign Minister Sergej Lawrow rejected charges that the Moscow behind the unrest in the Eastern Ukraine and was to be failed to meet the Geneva Convention.
"Before ultimatums here to put that request to us the fulfillment of something within two to three days or else risk be with sanctions, we strongly urge our American partners full responsibility for those to realize whom she put in power, including their eyes for the sins who they are trying to protect, created by this regime and the fighters", which leans this regime, "Lavrov told a press conference.
Words and actions of Ukrainian leaders are "absolutely unacceptable", he explained.
The United States has warned that new economic sanctions against Russian officials and entities be order it, if Moscow does not follow through on the provisions last week. Gregory Pyatt, the US Ambassador in Ukraine, said it was still too early to say whether the business would succeed, but he added: "the ball is really in the Moscow court with respect, whether they want to take this diplomatic exit."
"There must be concrete results," reporters Pyatt in Kiev. He said that the United States would make a decision about whether the agreement works in "Days, not weeks."
While last week that the crisis in the Ukraine could be solved peacefully, the agreement seems a glimmer of hope, be the most fragile. The armed groups per Russia refused, its occupy to leave positions in the Eastern Ukraine, until the Government of the country Act resigns. And there was an explosion of violence Sunday, with three people killed during a gunfight at a checkpoint, who was occupied with pro Russian troops.
Ukrainian and Russian officials blame of the other for instigating the attack. The White House said that it was still trying to determine who was responsible and had been no independent review what the.
"Overall we are concerned about the situation there, and we call for paramilitary groups in the Eastern and southern parts of Ukraine, to lay down their arms and drive the building they have occupied as called for in the agreement signed in Geneva last week," White House spokesman Jay Carney said.
Even as officials sorted through this latest malfunction, the U.S. State Department for a public against Russia for the larger unrest was looking for investigation. The photo images published on Monday show militant swing Russian weapons and uniforms similar to those of Russian armed forces carried. The militants similarly like the forces that moved it in Crimea in March, before a referendum, have led annexed on the peninsula of Russia.
Secretary of State John Kerry and Lavrov spoke by telephone Monday but seemed little new paths break. Russia's Foreign Ministry, Lavrov Kerry said that the Ukrainian Government is unable and unwilling to call the Russians said extremists in the Eastern Ukraine.
Biden planned Tuesday meetings with heads of State and heads of Government, which took over after per Russia of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in February was ousted after months of protests. He speaks with Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Oleksandr Turchynov of the acting Ukrainian Prime Minister and President. The Vice President is also with legislators across the country and democracy activists to meet before returning to Washington Tuesday night provided.
He held a series of meetings Monday with officials of the U.S. Embassy, members of Congress also in Kiev for an update on the crisis and the Organization for security and cooperation in Europe Chief monitor in the Ukraine.
A senior administration official said air force two reporters on board en route to Kiev, the Biden planned to announce new support for the Ukrainian Government on energy and economic reforms. The official agreements speak by a condition of anonymity Biden, said the Vice President also support will follow up the last US involvement of the non-lethal security to publicly announce and discuss what more Washington can offer to help.
Biden planned presidential elections in the Ukraine and the latest developments in the Eastern Ukraine, where to target insurgent leader in Kiev, Russian also preparations for the next month-of the country in the region to suppress accuse to discuss.
The Obama administration officials told reporters that the care, the Biden will announce includes technical expertise to increase production and reduce the increase of energy efficiency to the dependence on oil imports from Russia. Financial aid includes advice, to ensure that international effectively is the allocation of funding, and that benefit all parts of the country.
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Julie reports pace from Washington. AP national security writer Lara Jakes in Washington and AP writer Jim Heintz in Moscow contributed to this report.
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