Russia’s Putin warns West against one-sided action on Syria
● Amid speculation that Russia may hike military assistance to Syria should the Unites States strike, Russian leader Vladimir Putin warned the West against taking action, in comments published on Wednesday. ● In an interview with The Associated Press and Russia’s state Channel 1 television, Putin said that Moscow has provided some components of the S-300 air defense missile system to Syria but has frozen further shipments. ● He said that Russia doesn’t "exclude” supporting a U.N. resolution on punitive military strikes, which is being called on by U.S. President Barack Obama, if it is proved that Damascus used poison gas on its own people. ● Putin described claims that the government of President Bashar al-Assad - a staunch ally of Russia - had used chemical weapons as “ludicrous.”
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lenta.ru: Путин обвинил госсекретаря США во лжи (Putin Accused Secretary of State Kerry of Lying after Kerry denied Al-Qaeda existence in Syria. "He lies and he knows he lies. It's pretty sad.")