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New York Times: Trump’s UN envoy condemns Russia’s ‘aggressive actions’ in Ukraine

Published Feb. 3, 2017 at 9:45 am

Valentina, 73-years-old, a local resident of the flashpoint eastern town of Avdiyivka that sits just north of the pro-Russian rebels' de facto capital of Donetsk, stands outside her home damaged during the recent shelling of the town on February 2, 2017.

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UNITED NATIONS – Nikki R. Haley, the new American ambassador to the United Nations, condemned Russia on Feb. 2 for its recent “aggressive actions” in eastern Ukraine.

“We do want to better our relations with Russia,” Ms. Haley said during her first remarks to an open briefing of the United Nations Security Council. “However, the dire situation in eastern Ukraine is one that demands clear and strong condemnation of Russian actions.”