Russia’s envoy to the US says he has told Washington that Moscow is concerned about the US preparing new strikes on Syria.

“The main thing is that we expressed our concerns about American signals of preparing new strikes on Syria on the pretext of possible use of “chemical weapons” by Syrians. We stressed that such a prospect is of grave concern for us. We called Washington to provide undelayed facts on the reasons why the topic with the use of chemical weapons by Damascus is further fueled,” Anatoly Antonov stated.

Earlier on August 30, the Russian envoy to the US stressed that the rhetoric around the subject of the potential use of chemical weapons by Damascus could be used as a signal for terrorists and “pseudo-humanitarian organizations” such as the White Helmets to stage another provocation.

The Russian Defense Ministry’s warning about potential chemical attacks being planned in Syria are based on concrete facts, Russia’s Envoy to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia told reporters on August 28. The ministry has warned that the US could use this as a pretext for a new attack on Syrian state facilities.

Source: Sputnik