Britain will push to tighten sanctions against Russia unless Moscow's position on the Malaysia Airlines crash changes, the foreign secretary has said.
Philip Hammond warned the UK would seek to persuade the EU "to go further in terms of sanctions", ahead of a meeting of foreign ministers on Tuesday.
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels have accused each other of shooting down the Boeing 777, killing 298 passengers.
The Russian ambassador to the UK said sanctions would have a negative effect.
Mr Hammond is to chair a meeting of the government's Cobra emergency committee later and David Cameron is due to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin this evening, a No 10 spokesman said.
'Obfuscation and obstruction'Ten Britons were among those killed when the Malaysian plane was downed on Thursday over eastern Ukraine.
Emergency workers at the scene say they have found 196 bodies at the crash site.
Mr Hammond said the "unavoidable conclusion" was that the plane had been downed by a missile fired from rebel-held territory, "almost certainly a missile supplied by the Russians".
Western countries have criticised pro-Russia rebels for restricting access to the crash site.
"What we're seeing from the Russians is obfuscation and obstruction at the moment..." he told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show.
Mr Hammond urged the Russians to hand any evidence to international investigators and "use their influence to allow international access to the site".
He added: "There is one party in the world who clearly has the ability to snap his fingers and it would be done and that is Vladimir Putin."
Downing Street said Mr Cameron spoke to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on Sunday.
A spokesman said all three agreed the priority was to secure access to the crash site and ensure specialist teams could recover victims.
"They also agreed that the EU must reconsider its approach to Russia and that foreign ministers should be ready to impose further sanctions on Russia when they meet on Tuesday," he said.
Germany has previously rejected tougher sanctions against Moscow and Mr Hammond said he would discuss this with his German counterpart later.
He said "some of our European allies have been less enthusiastic" in the past about dealing with Russia over its involvement in Ukraine, adding: "I hope that the shock of this incident will see them now more engaged, more willing to take the actions which are necessary to bring home to the Russians that when you do this kind of thing there are consequences."
The US and EU had already brought in sanctions against Russia over its involvement in Ukraine - and these were increased shortly before the plane was downed.
Analysis, Theo Leggett, business reporter, BBC NewsThe EU is Russia's biggest trading partner, so if it had the will, Brussels could inflict considerable economic damage on Moscow. But Europe would also feel the pain.
That's why European sanctions so far have been measured, largely targeting individuals with asset freezes and visa bans.
The energy market is crucial. Europe gets about a third of its gas from Russia. If the EU bought less Russian gas, it would certainly harm the country's economy, which is very reliant on sales of natural resources.
But replacing those supplies would be very difficult in the short term, and expensive. Likewise, there is a risk that Russia could retaliate against sanctions in other areas by restricting gas exports.
Britain also has a great deal to lose if sanctions are tightened. Russia is a significant buyer of UK exports. Oil giant BP owns 20% of Russian energy firm Rosneft, which also benefits pension funds which have invested in BP.
London is a prime destination for Russian businesses seeking investors and capital, providing lucrative fees for banks, consultants and lawyers, and Russian oligarchs own large chunks of prime London real estate.
Russian Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko said increasing sanctions further would "only encourage the Ukrainian authorities to continue violence".
Six UK air accident investigators have been sent to the region and experts from the Metropolitan Police are due to arrive in Ukraine on Sunday to assist with identifying and recovering the bodies of those killed.
All 10 British victims believed to have been on board have now been identified. The final victim is understood to be former RAF search and rescue co-ordinator Stephen Anderson, 44.
One of the British victims - John Allen, 44 - died alongside his wife Sandra and sons Christopher, Julian and Ian - who are listed in the passenger list as having Dutch nationality - his law firm said.
Fifty-nine-year-old banker Andrew Hoare also died, along with his Dutch wife and their two children, Jasper, 15, and Friso, 12.
The family, who lived in Luxembourg but made frequent visits to England, had been on their way to Malaysia for a holiday.
His brother Hugo said Somerset-born Mr Hoare was a "devoted family man".
"He's one of the nicest guys you could ever meet. His smile could light up a room," he said.
The families are believed to have died along with Britons Robert Ayley, John Alder, Liam Sweeney, Glenn Thomas, Richard Mayne, Ben Pocock, and Cameron Dalziel, who was born in Zimbabwe but travelling on a British passport.
Meanwhile, a Newcastle-based charity, the Percy Hedley Foundation, which has been looking after a child feared to have lost family on MH17, said it had received confirmation this was not the case and the relatives were safe.
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