The US’s top diplomat arrived in Moscow yesterday evening amid mounting tensions between the Kremlin and White House, with Vladimir Putin warning Washington it was being duped into attacks against the Syrian regime.
Mr Putin’s allegations that recent chemical attacks in north-western Syria were “provocations” were made just hours before Rex Tillerson landed in the Russian capital for his inaugural visit as US secretary of state.
Russia’s president defied an Anglo-American call to end backing for Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader the US and European allies blame for last week’s chemical attack that led US President Donald Trump to order a cruise missile attack on Syria’s Shayrat Airbase.
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