United Nations (U.N.) Ambassador Nikki Haley on Wednesday accused Russia of flagrantly and aggressively using a nerve agent to poison a former Russian spy in the United Kingdom, and called on Moscow to “come clean” about its chemical weapons program.
“The United States believes that Russia is responsible for two people in the United Kingdom using a military-grade nerve agent,” Haley said at the U.N. in New York.
“Russia must fully cooperate with the U.K.’s investigation and come clean about its own chemical weapons program,” she added.
Haley’s comments were the strongest to date from a Trump administration official regarding the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, with a nerve agent.
U.K. officials have blamed Russia for the poisoning, which has left the former Russian spy and his daughter critically ill in the hospital.
Haley on Wednesday also blamed Moscow for chemical strikes allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian government in rebel-held enclaves of the war-torn country, saying that Russia’s failure to oversee the disposal of Syria’s chemical weapons ultimately facilitated the attacks.
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— The Hill (@thehill) March 14, 2018
At UN Security Council meeting, Amb. Haley says US believes Russia is responsible for nerve attack:
"If we don’t take immediate, concrete measures to address this now, Salisbury will not be the last place we see chemical weapons used … This is a defining moment." pic.twitter.com/Rfs2fn5dDn
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 14, 2018
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