ML-Implode News - Russia condemns U.S. missile strike on Syria, suspends key air agreement

Russia on Friday condemned a U.S. missile strikeÂ againstÂ Syrian government forces as an attack on its ally and said it was suspending an agreement to minimize the risk of in-flight incidents between U.S. and Russian aircraft operating over Syria.
Even as Russian officials expressed hope that the strike against Syrian President Bashad al-Assad's forces would not lead to an irreversible breakdown in U.S. relations with Moscow, the Kremlin's decision to suspend theÂ 2015Â memorandum of understanding on the air operations immediately raised tensions in the skies over Syria.
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"President Putin considers the American strikes against Syria an aggression against a sovereign government in violations of the norms of international law, and under a far-fetched pretext," Peskov told reporters. "This step by Washington is causing significant damage to Russian-American relations, which are already in a deplorable state."

Also interesting: Syrians appear to have anticipated the U.S. bombings...

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Russia condemns U.S. missile strike on Syria, suspends key air agreement