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The Hill: Russian official – Was Nikki Haley reading Samantha Power’s speech?

Published Feb. 3, 2017. Updated Feb. 3 at 10:18 am

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley testifies during her confirmation hearing for US Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) before the Senate Foreign Relations committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 18, 2017.

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A Russian official on Feb. 2 blasted the new U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for her forceful condemnation of Moscow’s actions in Eastern Ukraine.

Russian Senator Alexey Pushkov drew parallels between Nikki Haley’s remarks and the strong anti-Kremlin statements often made by the former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power.