Source: BBC
US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has fired back after a White House aide accused her of “momentary confusion” over new sanctions against Russia.
“With all due respect, I don’t get confused,” Ms Haley told Fox News television.
She was responding to comments by White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow.
On Sunday Ms Haley said the US was preparing new sanctions against Russian firms. But the White House later said no such action had yet been decided.
In her initial remarks, made on CBS television, Ms Haley said the fresh measures would target “any sort of companies that were dealing with equipment related to [Syrian President Bashar al-] Assad and chemical weapons use”.
She said, the new sanctions would send a “strong message” to Russian leaders.