Lavrov believes the chemical attack in Syria provocation
The Russian Federation considers the chemical attack in the Syrian Khan Sheyhun as a provocation aimed at undermining the ceasefire and the political process in the country.
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov said in a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault, – informs the foreign Ministry.
“Of grave concern are the hasty aggressive US actions that caused a missile attack on the territory of a sovereign state member of UN,” — said in the message.
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Russia insists on an objective investigation of the incident in Khan Sheyhun”, — stressed in the Russian diplomatic office.
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Recall that U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson said that Syria used bombs with chlorine and other chemical weapons more than 50 times.
As you know, April 4, in the Syrian town of Khan Sheyhun, in the province of Idlib, was a gas attack: among the dozens of the dead are children. According to the latest figures, killed about 100 people, including many children, about 500 of the affected.
In the Russian defense Ministry said that the chemical attack in Syria in Khan Sheyhun arose because of a gas leak in the warehouses of the Syrian rebels after their air force bombarded the army of the Syrian government.
In response to the chemical attack was made by a US airstrike on an air base in Syria.
Health Minister Recep Akdag stated that the examination proved the use of sarin gas chemical attack.
The international community is convinced that the chemical attack was committed by the Assad government, but the leadership of Syria and Russia strongly deny any implementation of the mass murder of people.
The white house has accused Russia of concealing the involvement of the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad in committing the chemical attack.