Ukraine’s U.N. ambassador confronts Russian counterpart: 'There is no purgatory for war criminals'

An eleventh-hour United Nations meeting seeking to stem potential fighting between Ukraine and Russia produced a rare, spontaneous exchange between the countries' representatives.

Ukraine’s U.N. ambassador directly addressed his Russian counterpart at conclusion of U.N. Security Council meeting: "There is no purgatory for war criminals. They go straight to hell, Ambassador." https://t.co/iqOY0jHTUu pic.twitter.com/sybeINLSJj

"It’s too late, my dear colleagues, to speak about de-escalation," Kyslytsya said, as Russian forces piled near the border of the two countries. "I call on every one of you to do everything possible to stop the war."