AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch prime minister, seen as having a key role to play in shaping the European Union's response to the downing of a Malaysian airliner last week, said Russia could avert EU sanctions if it stopped arming pro-Moscow rebels in Ukraine.
"All indications are that Russia is continuing to arm the separatists," he told a parliamentary committee on Friday. "There's an easy way out for Russia: to distance themselves from the separatists, and stop arming them."
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