UN ambassador Haley condemns Russia's seizure of Ukraine ships
Source: The Hill
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Monday condemned Russias seizure of three Ukrainian ships as dangerous and arrogant," expressing America's support for Kiev.
Haley also accused Russia of violating international law at the start of an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting that she called to discuss the incident, hammering Moscow for what she described as "yet another reckless Russian escalation of the situation in Ukraine.
We strongly support Ukraines sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, extending to its territorial waters. We express our deep concern over the incident, which represent a dangerous escalation and violation of international law, Haley said.
Haleys statement represented the first public reaction from the Trump administration to Russias seizure of the Ukrainian ships. The incident comes days before President Trump is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G-20) summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/418255-un-ambassador-haley-condemns-russias-seizure-of-ukraine-ships
bluestarone
(16,926 posts)RUMPY comments on it!
lark
(23,097 posts)She's differentiating herself from the Russian Repugs to keep herself viable to run for office again. drumpf is just hiding, waiting for PUtin to tell him what to say.
Freethinker65
(10,017 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)effective the end of the year.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)waaaaaay off.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)Now he'll tell her to walk it back or he'll throw a little tantrum. His puppet master putin has to be pretty unset with trump already , if not finished with him now.