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MH17 plane crash: Britain to urge further Russia sanctions MH17 plane crash: UK wants EU to widen Russia sanctions
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Britain is expected to push for tougher sanctions against Russia when European Union foreign ministers meet in Brussels later. The UK is urging EU foreign ministers to impose tougher sanctions on Russia amid widespread anger over the Malaysia Airlines crash in east Ukraine.
The Malaysian Airlines crash in east Ukraine, which killed 298 people, is a "defining moment" for Moscow, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday. France hinted that it could suspend delivery of a warship to Russia, as the ministers gathered in Brussels.
Any EU deal is likely to focus on speeding up and widening sanctions. Earlier UK Prime Minister David Cameron attacked the sale of two French Mistral helicopter carriers - a deal also criticised by the US and other leaders.
But Mr Cameron has said there is a "reluctance" from some European countries to take more decisive action. The UK will also re-examine the death of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.
He has singled out a French plan to sell Mistral helicopter carriers to Russia ahead of the EU meeting. The former KGB officer died in 2006 in a London hospital after he was allegedly poisoned with radioactive polonium. The UK government now plans to examine whether the Russian state targeted him.
Countries including Germany and Italy are also heavily dependent on Russian gas. Mr Cameron has said there is a "reluctance" among some European countries to take more decisive action against Russia.
Hard-hitting sanctions Western leaders accuse Russia of arming the rebels in eastern Ukraine, and believe they shot down flight MH17 last Thursday with a ground-to-air missile.
There are fears in some countries that a move against Russian energy exports could undermine the fragile recovery in the eurozone, the BBC's Europe Editor Gavin Hewitt said. Many EU countries, including Germany and Italy, are heavily reliant on Russian gas.
Pressure over warships
When asked about the Mistral warship deal with Russia, French President Francois Hollande said the first of two ships "is almost finished and must be delivered in October".
The rest of the contract would depend on Russia's attitude over Ukraine, he said.
"But at this point no sanctions have been agreed that would force us to abandon [the contract]," he said. "We're not at that stage yet - we'll see if the Russians behave badly," he said, quoted by French news website Europe 1.
A source close to Mr Hollande said: "France, for now, wants the sanctions to be financial, targeted and swift."
The Malaysia Airlines crash in eastern Ukraine, which killed 298 people, is a "defining moment" for Moscow, Mr Cameron said on Monday, calling on the EU to consider an arms embargo.
He voiced disgust at the pro-Russian rebels' mishandling of plane debris and victims' remains at the disaster site. A train carrying the remains of victims from the plane has now arrived in the eastern city of Kharkiv, outside the rebel-held area.
Sanctions debate
There are fears in some EU countries that a move against Russian energy exports could undermine the fragile recovery in the eurozone, the BBC's Europe Editor Gavin Hewitt says.
But a deal could see sanctions on specific Russian businesses, organisations and individuals strengthened.But a deal could see sanctions on specific Russian businesses, organisations and individuals strengthened.
Mr Cameron said on Monday that Moscow was fuelling the Ukraine conflict by arming the rebels, who are accused of shooting down the jet. There are growing calls for the EU to match US sanctions, which target members of President Vladimir Putin's inner circle and their companies.
He said it was unlikely the plane was shot deliberately - but warned of "hard-hitting" sanctions if Moscow did not change course on Ukraine. Addressing MPs on Monday, Mr Cameron said the "weight of evidence" pointed to the Malaysian jet being shot by a rebel missile and that "a conflict that could have been curtailed by Moscow has instead been fomented by Moscow".
The prime minister said there was "anger" at what had happened and urged Moscow to stop training separatists and supplying them with weapons.
Some 10 Britons were among the casualties when flight MH17 crashed in a pro-Russian rebel-held area last week.
'Clear choice'
Meanwhile, rebels in eastern Ukraine have handed over two flight-data recorders from the downed plane to Malaysian experts.
And a train carrying bodies from the crash site left a station at nearby Torez for the city of Kharkiv.
Mr Cameron called for "unfettered access" to the crash site for international investigators and for bodies to be repatriated.
Addressing MPs in the Commons on Monday, the prime minister said the "weight of evidence" pointed to the jet being shot by a missile fired by pro-Russian separatists and that "a conflict that could have been curtailed by Moscow, has instead been fomented by Moscow".
He said: "President Putin faces a clear choice in how he decides to respond to this appalling tragedy. I hope he will use this moment to find a path out of this festering and dangerous crisis by ending Russia's support for the separatists.He said: "President Putin faces a clear choice in how he decides to respond to this appalling tragedy. I hope he will use this moment to find a path out of this festering and dangerous crisis by ending Russia's support for the separatists.
"If he does not change his approach to Ukraine in this then Europe and the West must fundamentally change our approach to Russia.""If he does not change his approach to Ukraine in this then Europe and the West must fundamentally change our approach to Russia."
Mr Cameron said the rest of the European Union could no longer "turn a blind eye" to the crisis. Mr Cameron said the rest of the EU could no longer "turn a blind eye" to the crisis.
If Moscow does not "change course", he said: "Russia cannot expect to continue enjoying access to European markets, European capital, European knowledge and technical expertise while she fuels conflict in one of Europe's neighbours."
Labour leader Ed Miliband, who has been meeting President Barack Obama in the United States, said: "I'm afraid what's been done so far has been proved to be inadequate. And I think that we need to show and follow the lead that has been taken by President Obama, and Europe needs to step up."
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said that the EU had so far failed to "act with the right collective resolve", but that there was "a change of mood" on sanctions.
In other developments on Monday:
Relatives of some of the UK passengers have also called for their bodies to be returned home.
Jordan Withers, nephew of Glenn Thomas - who was among the 10 Britons on board - said the bodies of victims had been treated "inhumanely".
Minute's applause
Barry Sweeney, whose son Liam was also on board, told ITV's Good Morning Britain he hoped the 28-year-old was in a body bag, "because I don't want him to be lying there somewhere where there's nobody there to give him a good cuddle, you know".