Cybersecurity
Cold War at UN Pits Haley Against Russian Newcomer Nebenzia
- New Russian ambassador squares off against Haley over Syria
- Nebenzia is low-key successor to a larger-than-life diplomat
Nikki Haley, left, and Vassily Nebenzia.
Photographer: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AFP via Getty Images
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The chemical weapons attack in Syria that sparked President Donald Trump’s first major use of military power is ratcheting up U.S.-Russia tensions at the UN, putting Moscow’s new envoy to the global body on a collision course with U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley.
This week, they are expected to tangle over rival resolutions on extending the mandate of a panel that has blamed the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a Russian ally, for the attack.