U.S. and Russia trade accusations at U.N. over Ukraine conflict

A member of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) walks past a house damaged by shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine, November 29, 2015. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States and Russia blamed each other on Friday for the continued conflict in Ukraine, with Washington accusing the Kremlin of attempting to suppress public discussion of facts about the nearly two-year-old war.

The mutual accusations came during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Ukraine, a session that was delayed for an hour and a half after Russia insisted U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic should not brief the 15-nation council.