UNITED NATIONS — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations took a firm stance Thursday against Russian military action in eastern Ukraine, condemning Moscow’s “aggressive actions” and saying U.S. Crimea-related sanctions would remain in place. “We do want better relations with Russia,” Haley said. “However, the dire situation in eastern Ukraine is one that demands clear and strong condemnation of Russian actions.”Haley said that U.S.-imposed sanctions on Russia for its annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula would remain in place until control of that territory was returned to Kyiv. “The United States continues to condemn and call for an immediate end to the Russian occupation of Crimea,” Haley said. “Crimea is a part of Ukraine.”READ MORE OF THIS STORYSOURCE: VOA News Online(Visited 5 times, 5 visits today)Commentscomments

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