Trump’s Syria Strike Sends Not-So-Subtle Warning to U.S. Rivals
- After steak dinner with China’s Xi, Trump announces attack
- Move may rupture any detente Trump has sought with Putin
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President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Syria sent a powerful message around the world -- one that could be read very differently in Moscow, Pyongyang and Beijing.
For Russia, it may finally put to rest expectations from the 2016 campaign that Trump will pursue closer ties with President Vladimir Putin, an ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.