Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday warned against speculation and “provocation” over the suspected chemical weapons attack in Syrian Douma, the Kremlin said. “The leaders exchanged opinions on the situation in Syria including the accusations against Damascus by a number of Western ...
Russia warned that jumping to any conclusions about a reported chemical attack near the Syrian capital of Damascus without confirmed information would be wrong and dangerous as there is no investigation underway into the alleged incident. Russian officials had previously said that militants in Syria were plotting “provocations” with the ...
