Kerry warns Moscow that the time to change course ends

The Secretary of State of the United States, John Kerry, on Thursday accused Russia of trying to destabilize the electoral process to be held in Ukraine next May. Kerry also announced new sanctions Washington has prepared to Moscow and you are running out of time to ease tensions between the two countries.

"The window for change is closing. If Russia chooses the path of ease tensions, we all celebrate," said Kerry. "Otherwise, the world will ensure that the costs for Russia only increase." Secretary State in recent months immersed in intense talks with his Russian counterpart, used harsh words to emphasize that Moscow can pay your error "very expensive".

U.S. President Barack Obama, on tour in Asia this week, joined the Kerry tone stating that the U.S. "is ready to act." The Pentagon has also stepped up the pressure and expressed their opposition to the exercise announced by Moscow on the border with Ukraine.

"The reality is that you can not resolve a crisis when only one party is willing to do what it takes to avoid a confrontation," said Kerry. The Secretary of State said that since the Geneva talks last week, "just a country is fulfilling his word." "Let's face it, that agreement is not vague, neither subjective nor optional. It's as simple as specific. "

U.S. criticized by the leader of the Russian diplomacy initiative to continue committing troops at the border with Ukraine, some 40,000, according to estimates by the NATO-and try to justify their actions to repeat the process that led to the annexation Crimea peninsula.

"The world has correctly recognized the Ukrainian president is acting in good faith," said Kerry, referring to the truce of 'terrorism' operation during Passover. "The world, unfortunately, has also successfully tried to Russia when it has placed its faith in the distractions, lies and destabilization."

Secretary of State protested to Moscow that none of the members of the government have spoken on television Ukraine against separatists and has asked them to support the Geneva agreement, surrender their weapons and leave the Ukrainian government buildings.

In response, Russia has asked the U.S. to urge Ukraine to freeze military operations in the east. In a statement, Lavrov justified the telephone conversation that he planned to keep this Thursday with his U.S. counterpart was not due to "reasons that depend on Moscow."

On this day, Ukraine reported death of five pro-Russian separatists in Slaviansk, which also would have destroyed three illegal checkpoints. The offense goes some way towards confrontation in the Donetsk region within the Ukrainian territory.