David Cameron has said the Malaysian Airlines crash in east
Ukraine is a "defining moment" for Russia.
Some 298 people
died, including 10 Britons, when flight MH17 crashed in a rebel-held area last
week.
Pro-Russia rebels have been blamed for downing the jet, and the PM said Moscow had fermented" the Ukraine conflict.
He said it was unlikely the plane was shot deliberately - but warned of "hard-hitting" sanctions if Moscow did not change course on Ukraine.
Mr Cameron said there was "anger" at what had happened and urged Moscow to halt training and supplies of weapons to the separatists.
The UK is set to push for increased sanctions against Russia at a meeting of EU foreign ministers on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, relatives of some of the British victims have called for their bodies to be brought home.
Mr Cameron called for "unfettered access" to the crash site for international investigators and for bodies to be repatriated.
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