U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley condemns Russia's 'outlaw' actions against Ukrainian ships
Source: Washington Post
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley condemns Russias outlaw actions against Ukrainian ships
By Carol Morello November 26 at 1:29 PM
Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, accused Russia on Monday of taking outlaw actions against Ukrainian ships in an incident at sea this weekend and vowed that sanctions punishing Russias annexation of Crimea would continue.
Speaking at an emergency meeting of the Security Council called by both Russia and Ukraine, Haley said the United States would welcome a normal relationship with Russia.
But outlaw actions like this one continue to make that impossible, she said. The United States will maintain its Crimea-related sanctions against Russia. Indeed, further Russian escalation of this kind will only make matters worse.
Haley pointedly noted she had spoken with President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo before coming to the Security Council. So far, she is the most senior U.S. official to speak publicly on Sundays incident.
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