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Russia's peace plan for Ukraine an 'occupation plan,' U.S. rep says

U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power says Russia's latest "peace plan" for Ukraine is nothing more than an "occupation plan."

Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin insists Moscow is fulfilling Minsk agreement

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A pro-Russian separatist jumps out of a military truck in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. The country's President Petro Poroshenko accused Russia on Wednesday of sending 9,000 troops to back separatist rebels in the eastern part of Ukraine. (Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters)

U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power says Russia's latest "peace plan" for Ukraine is nothing more than an "occupation plan."

A Ukrainian man waits for shelling to stop after a Ukrainian army shell hit a bus stop in the Kievsky district in Donetsk, Ukraine. The U.S. ambassador to the UN is criticizing Russia's latest peace plan for the Ukraine. (Manu Brabo/The Associated Press)

Power told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that "the current situation is dangerous" and urged Russia to implement a September ceasefire agreement. She said Russian President Vladimir Putin's new plan would free Moscow from its commitments under the Minsk agreement.

Moscow has repeatedly "extended an olive branch in one hand, while passing out Grad missiles and tanks with the other hand" to Ukrainian separatists, Power said.

Russia's Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin insisted Moscow is fulfilling the Minsk agreement and called for a speedy resumption of Minsk peace talks.

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