The Obama administration continues to urge a diplomatic resolution to the Ukraine crisis, even as Congressional lawmakers urge sending lethal arms to Kiev.
While in Kiev, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry placed the blame for the violence in eastern Ukraine squarely at the feet of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
And despite an agreement reached last year in Minsk, White House spokesman Josh Earnest says those efforts are faltering, but more diplomacy is needed.
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A full push is underway on the diplomatic front, with European leaders flying to Moscow.
And in Washington, White House spokesman Josh Earnest repeated concerns about escalating the situation in Ukraine.
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