Provocations by US-trained militant groups using chemical weapons will serve as a pretext for the United States to attack Syria, and Moscow has seen corresponding preparatory moves, including the formation of naval strike groups, the Russian General Staff has said. “We note the evidence of preparation for possible attacks. Strike ...
Russia said Saturday it would expel 23 British diplomats and close a British consulate following London’s “provocative” measures over the poisoning of a double agent that has triggered a toxic war of words. And it also said it would halt the activities of the British Council in Russia in a ...