![]() ![]() March 14: Russia said there would be retaliation if the UK implemented any new measures and a spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry said Britain must not try to threaten Moscow, pointing to Putin’s recent speech in which he presented a range of new nuclear weapons.April 7: A suspected nerve agent attack in Douma, Syria leaves 70 dead and prompts Donald Trump to brand Bashar al-Assad an "animal" and a "butcher".April 11: Russia's ambassador to Lebanon has said US missiles fired at Syria would be shot down and the launch sites targeted.April 11: Defence chiefs in Russia say they will respond "immediately" if their military units in Syria are hit in any US airstrikes. ![]() April 12: Cabinet backed UK intervention in Syria "to deter the further use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime".Russia warns that there "will be consequences" following the raids. Theresa May says there was "no alternative" to military force. April 14: Donald Trump announces a coalition of US, UK and French forces have launched a coordinated air strike.April 15: Boris Johnson defends "standing up for civilised values" with Syria bombing raids. ![]()
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