Trump warned Russia that American missiles would “fly” to Syria: global reaction

The United States held consultations with the Allies on Tuesday to discuss a possible military operation in Syria, which would be a response to the use of chemical weapons against the opposition. He writes about it Voice of America.

“We expect a coordinated response, whatever (this response) may be,” said State Department spokesman Heather Neuert.

“The joint investigation mechanism (on the use of chemical weapons) has been violated by Russia, and now the UN is awaiting a vote that will allow the new form of the joint investigation mechanism to be approved,” continued Heather Neuert. - We would strongly support this option, because not only the body that conducts the investigation is needed here, but also the body that will determine: who is responsible for this. We now know that some kind of chemical was used, we are just not sure what kind of chemical it was. ”

President Trump warned that those guilty of using chemical weapons would pay "a great price." As a result of the attack in Eastern Gute, at least 40 people died on Saturday.

In recent days, Trump held a series of talks with the leaders of Great Britain and France, discussing a possible response to this action.

Trump blamed the attack on Syrian President Bashar Assad, as well as the Iranian and Russian authorities, who are supporting Damascus. Syrian authorities reject any charges. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said on Tuesday that it would send representatives to the region to conduct an investigation.

British Prime Minister Theresa May, in a telephone conversation, told US President Donald Trump that she should not rush to strike at Syria before obtaining strong evidence of the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian city of Duma. He writes about it Interfax.

"They condemned the reports of a chemical attack in Syria and agreed that if the attack was confirmed, this would be another proof of the terrifying cruelty of the Assad regime against its own people," the press service said in a statement.

Russia's right to shoot down missiles

On the morning of April 11, Russia's ambassador to Lebanon, Alexander Zasypkin, said that Moscow reserves the right to shoot down missiles fired toward Syria, according to RIA News.

"Russia will execute the statement of its president related to any US aggression on Syria, knocking down American missiles and striking at sources of fire", - his local TV channel quoted Al manar.

The Russian State Duma noted that if the United States strikes the territory of Syria, it will become not just an act of aggression, but a war crime by the Western coalition.

"Get ready, Russia, they will arrive"

“Russia promises to shoot down any missiles fired at Syria. Get ready, Russia, they will arrive, so beautiful, new and “smart”! You should not be the partner of the Beast, the Gas Killer, who kills his people and takes pleasure in it,” the American president wrote in Twitter.

The representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, in turn, wrote on her Facebook that “smart missiles should fly in the direction of terrorists, and not of a legitimate government that has been fighting international terrorism on its territory for several years.

And OPCW inspectors were warned that smart missiles would now destroy all evidence of the use of chemical weapons on earth? Or is the whole idea to quickly cover up the traces of provocation with smart missile strikes, and international inspectors would have nothing to look for as evidence?” she wrote.

Second tweet

At the same time, Trump published another tweet, in a slightly different pitch. In it, he began by saying that, in his opinion, relations between Russia and the United States had never been so bad, even during the Cold War.

“There is no reason for this. Russia needs our help to develop its economy; it would not be difficult for us to provide it. All countries need to work together. Let's stop the arms race?" he wrote.

The reaction of the Kremlin

“We are not participants in Twitter diplomacy. We are supporters of serious approaches. As before, we believe that it is important not to take steps that could harm an already precarious situation,” Peskov said.RIA News", responding to a question about Trump's tweet.

Disputes at the UN

Russia, which is an ally of President Bashar al-Assad, strongly disagrees with the accusations of the use of toxic substances by Syrian troops. She vetoed a US resolution to investigate a possible chemical attack in Syria at the UN Security Council, writes Air force.

Russia proposed two of its own draft resolutions concerning the investigation of the incident, but their adoption was blocked by the United States, Great Britain and France. US President Donald Trump promised to make a decision on Syria until Wednesday evening.

Nakaune President Trump saidthat I would like to withdraw the American units from Syria, noting that they have achieved notable success in the fight against the militants of the "Islamic State". Admiral Mullen does not agree with this assessment.

“The several thousand soldiers we have in this region are a stabilizing force,” he said. “I think they should stay there until they complete all the tasks.”