WASHINGTON D.C.: The United States gave a clear signal on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) that Russia will face further sanctions for what the White House says is Moscow's role in fueling violence in eastern Ukraine.

Following a telephone call between US Vice President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, the White House condemned "Russian-backed separatists" and the "heavy toll that the Russian-backed offensive in the east was having on Ukraine's civilian population."

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