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Bitter words between US and Russian diplomats following mistaken coalition airstrike

Bitter words between US and Russian diplomats following mistaken coalition airstrike

(CNSNews.com) – On the eve of a week of high-level events at the United Nations, U.S. and Russian diplomats ripped into each other over the weekend after a coalition airstrike targeting ISIS terrorists hit Syrian troops instead. The Kremlin's decision to demand urgent U.N. Security Council talks on Saturday night drew sharp criticism from U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power, who accused Russia of "cheap point scoring" and "stunts."

(CNSNews.com) – On the eve of a week of high-level events at the United Nations, U.S. and Russian diplomats ripped into each other over the weekend after a coalition airstrike targeting ISIS terrorists hit Syrian troops instead. The Kremlin's decision to demand urgent U.N. Security Council talks on Saturday night drew sharp criticism from U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power, who accused Russia of "cheap point scoring" and "stunts."…