US Envoy to UN Says Russian Stance on Crimea Shows ‘More Imagination Than Tolstoy or Chekhov’

<p>U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power drew a sharp reprimand from
her Russian counterpart Wednesday after saying his stance on Crimea
“showed more imagination than Tolstoy or Chekhov” and comparing Russia
to “a thief.”</p>