Moscow accused of 'outright lies' over Ukraine

The US ambassador to the United Nations has accused Moscow of “outright lies” over the financing and arming of pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.<br /><br /> Addressing an audience in Kiev, Samantha Power warned the Kremlin it would “pay the price” if it continued to violate international law. <br /><br /> Power told the audience: “Nobody wants there to be damage to the Russian economy. But those are the consequences – that is the diplomatic and economic isolation – that Russia must face in the wake of its aggression up to this point and in the event there is further aggression.”<br /><br /> She also called for the Minsk peace agreements <br />signed in February and September – to be fully implemented.<br /><br /> Russia has repeatedly denied supporting the rebel uprising.<br /><br /> Among those in the audience was the head of a group representing Crimea’s ethnic Tatar people, who was expelled following Russia’s annexing of the region 15 months ago.<br /><br /> Refat Chubarov, Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People said:<br /><br /> “Th