United States ( U.S. ) increase efforts to stem Russia entered the eastern region of Ukraine through diplomatic channels offered by President Barack Obama to the President of Russia , Vladimir Putin .
The White House also confirmed the presence of the director of the CIA , John Brennan , in Kiev , throughout the weekend . At the same time , the pro - Russian separatist group took over a number of regions in eastern Ukraine .
The U.S. move comes ahead of a meeting to be held this week between U.S. Secretary of State , John Kerry , with officials of Russia , Ukraine , and the EU ; U.S. Vice President Joe Biden , was scheduled to pay a visit to the Ukrainian capital next week ..
On Tuesday , the military commander of North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) , U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove , will issue a recommendation on Western military support for Ukraine . The generals are closed advocate for increased business intelligence and strategic information sharing is expected to recommend a similar move to the leaders of NATO .
A senior government official says President Obama still open diplomatic solution . However , he told President Putin said that Russia's actions are not in line with the resolution of conflicts that have previously been discussed . In the telephone conversation , President Obama also leave the decision to the Ukraine , not Russia or the U.S. , for the decentralization of power to local governments .
" In response to concerns over the U.S. president's alleged intervention of Russia , the Russian president said such speculation was based on information that can not be accounted for , " the Kremlin said in a statement . The statement also mentioned that Putin urges Obama to " as much as possible to avoid the use of violence and bloodshed . "
A day after threatening to mobilize the military to fight the separatists , the Ukrainian president's executive task offers a peaceful solution on Monday . He said he did not oppose the referendum on regional autonomy .
At the same time , Moscow continued to deride the West . U.S. officials unveil on Monday that Russian warplanes crossed near U.S. warships in the Black Sea for 90 minutes all weekend
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