Russia \\\'destabilising\\\' Ukraine: US

US Secretary of State John Kerry has accused Russia of \"distraction, deception and destabilisation\" in eastern Ukraine. In a strongly worded statement, he called on Moscow to help defuse the crisis there or face further sanctions. Earlier, Russia called on the US to make Kiev stop raids on pro-Moscow separatists in the east. Russia ordered new military exercises on its border following the raids, drawing condemnation from Ukraine. Mr Kerry was speaking amid an increasing war of words between the US and Russia over events in eastern Ukraine. Pro-Russian separatists are occupying key buildings in a dozen eastern Ukrainian towns, defying the central government.