State laid out a three-step approach for European action, including tougher sanctions for the EU and stated “The USA has been very clear on our approach to Russia. The EU needs to put Putin on notice”.

An earlier tally of 295 dead was raised to include three infants in an official list of passengers released by Malaysia Airlines. The bulk of the passengers were from the Netherlands — 154 people. Next highest was 43 from Malaysia and 27 from Australia. It was not immediately known whether any Americans were on board.

“Several prominent AIDS researchers were also on board, the International AIDS Society said in a statement. They were traveling to Melbourne, Australia, for the 20th International AIDS Conference.”

The confirmed list included:

Netherlands – 154 nationals

Malaysia – 43, including 15 crewand 2 infants

Australia – 27

Indonesia – 12, including 1 infant

United Kingdom – 9

Germany – 4

Belgium – 4

Philippines – 3

Canada – 1

CNN Confirmed it was a missile attack “The Boeing 777 with 298 people aboard fell from the sky near the town of Torez in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, officials said. A top Ukrainian official said the plane, which was on the way from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was flying at about 10,000 meters (nearly 33,000 feet) when the missile hit.”

U.S. military intelligence strongly suspects a surface-to-air missile brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 as it flew at 33,000 feet over the war zone in eastern Ukraine, CBS News has learned.

Wreckage and bodies were spread over several miles along the flight path, CBS News correspondent Bob Orr