Cybersecurity
Putin's Syria Gambit at Risk as Trump Challenges With Strike
- Russia halts accord with U.S. aimed at averting Syria clashes
- Putin calls U.S raid aggression, backs Assad on gas attack
Worldwide Reaction to U.S. Military Strikes on Syria
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Russian President Vladimir Putin risks losing hard-won gains in Syria now that the U.S. has upended the balance of forces by striking at his ally President Bashar al-Assad after accusing him of a chemical attack that killed scores of people.
While Russia is hoping the barrage of 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles launched at a Syrian airbase early Friday doesn’t signal further U.S. military involvement, it’s bracing for more confrontation as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson prepares for his first visit to Moscow next week.