U.S. Presses Russia to Ensure Access to Jet Crash Site

The U.S. urged Russia to give investigators full access to the crash site of a Malaysian Airlines passenger jet shot down last week as European leaders called for further intensification of sanctions.

The U.S. is “deeply concerned” about the refusal by pro-Russian rebels to provide safe and unfettered access to the crash site in eastern Ukraine, Jen Psaki, a State Department spokeswoman, said in a statement. “We urge Russia to honor its commitments and to publicly call on the separatists to do the same,” she said.