Russia risks further isolation as 'unacceptable' assault, warns Joe Biden

The vice president of the United States, Joe Biden, warned today during a visit to Kiev, Russia risks further isolation and possible new sanctions because of "unacceptable" attack in eastern Ukraine.

"It is simply unacceptable that in XXI century countries try to forcibly reset the borders in Europe (...) or intervene militarily because they did not like the decision that the neighbor took," Biden said after meeting with Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko.
The US representative also warned that Russia has not fulfilled the commitments made in September in the Belarusian capital Minsk, where a cease-fire was signed.

"While this continues, Russia will face higher costs, greater isolation," he said.
Moscow denies military support to separatist fighting in eastern Ukraine, but the West continues to accuse Russia of involvement, which is causing the worst deterioration of diplomatic relations since the end of the Cold War.

Biden visited Kiev on the occasion of the celebrations of the first anniversary of the start of popular protests in Maidan square, which eventually topple the pro-Russian regime of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich then.

The ceremonies today were marked by the most exalted spirits of some people. When President Poroshenko laid a wreath in memory of the victims of the protests was booed by a few dozen people.

"Poroshenko where the killers of our children are?" Read a poster is, according to international agencies.
The Maidan movement began after the pro-Russian Yanukovych has renounced an association agreement with the European Union (EU), the benefit of further cooperation with Moscow.

Repressed by the security of the pro-Russian regime forces, the protest movement would be marked by the death of a hundred people.
Ukrainian leaders hoped Biden uses this view to Kyiv to announce a further US aid to the Ukrainian forces fighting in the east.
Washington has limited its support for a non-lethal assistance, but Kiev wants to help go further, notably by supplying arms ammunition.
During the press conference in the Ukrainian capital, Joe Biden made no direct mention on this subject, but the office of the US vice president said in a statement, the White House promised an additional 20 million dollars (about 16 million euros) to support reforms in the judiciary and another three million dollars (2.4 million euros) in food aid and support to displaced people.

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