Nikki Haley to UN Security Council: ‘We Need to Put Pressure on Russia’

‘I listened to my Russian colleague, and he talked about task forces, and diplomacy, and less criticism of the Syrian regime’

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HALEY: "So I will tell you, many of you have said we need to put pressure on the Syrian regime. That's actually not the case. We need to put pressure on Russia because Russia continues to cover for the Syrian regime. Russia continues to allow them to keep humanitarian aid from the people that need it. Russia continues to cover for a leader who uses chemical weapons against his own people. Russia continues to veto and Assad continues to do these things because they know Russia will continue to cover for them. So I will tell you, sitting in this chamber, I appreciate all the comments that you've made, but all eyes and all pressure now need to go to Russia because they're the ones who could stop this if they wanted to."

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