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DOUMA, Syria - A missile strike on a Syrian air base left at least 14 dead Monday, just days after a suspected chemical attack on Douma, a rebel-held town, killed at least 40 people. 1. President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Sunday to blame Syrian President Bashar Assad for Saturday's alleged chemical attack.
The Israeli Air Force was behind the latest air strike in Syria, and launched eight missiles on a Syrian base, Russia's defence ministry has said. The Israeli Air Force was behind the latest air strike in Syria, and launched eight missiles on a Syrian base, Russia's defence ministry has said.
President Donald Trump on Sunday condemned a "mindless CHEMICAL attack" in Syria that killed women and children, called Syrian President Bashar Assad an "animal" and said there would be a "big price to pay" for resorting to outlawed weapons of mass destruction. Hours later, Syria's state-run news agency reported a missile attack early Monday at an air base in Syria's Homs province and labeled it a "likely" U.S. aggression.
President Donald Trump condemned a "mindless CHEMICAL attack" in Syria that killed women and children, called Syrian president Bashar Assad an "animal" and delivered a rare personal criticism of Russian president Vladimir Putin for supporting the Damascus government. As Washington worked to verify the claim by Syrian opposition activists and rescuers that poison gas was used, Mr Trump said there would be a "big price to pay" for resorting to outlawed weapons of mass destruction.
President Trump on Sunday condemned a "mindless CHEMICAL attack" in Syria that killed women and children, called Syrian President Bashar Assad an "animal" and delivered a rare personal criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin for supporting the Damascus government. As Washington worked to verify the claim by Syrian opposition activists and rescuers that poison gas was used, Trump said there would be a "big price to pay" for resorting to outlawed weapons of mass destruction.
President Donald Trump on Sunday promised a “big price” to be paid for what he said was a chemical weapons attack that choked dozens of Syrians to death the day before, and a top White House official said the administration would not rule out a missile strike to retaliate against the government of President Bashar Assad. In a tweet, Trump laid the blame for the attack partly on President Vladimir Putin of Russia, the first time since his election that he has criticized the Russian leader by name on Twitter.
As Washington worked to verify the claim by Syrian opposition activists and rescuers that poison gas was used, Trump said there would be a "big price to pay" for resorting to outlawed weapons of mass destruction. A top White House aide, asked about the possibility of a U.S. missile strike in response, said, "I wouldn't take anything off the table."
President Trump on Sunday condemned a Saturday chemical attack in Syria and criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iran for backing Syrian President Bashar al Assad, who Mr. Trump called an "animal." "Many dead, including women and children, in mindless CHEMICAL attack in Syria.
Al Gore sat down with Van Jones on Saturday night for a wide-ranging interview that touched issues from Russia to Scott Pruitt. But the questions that got him most excited were campaign financing.
Special counsel Robert Mueller leaves after a closed meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 21, 2017, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption Special counsel Robert Mueller leaves after a closed meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 21, 2017, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. This week in the Russia investigations: Mueller sends the feds to meet some international arrivees; new sanctions on some powerful, wealthy Russians; and Mr. Zuckerberg goes to Washington. A gleaming new Gulfstream 650 - or maybe it's a Sukhoi business jet - sweeps in for a landing at Teterboro Airport , the suburban New Jersey entrepA t for elite fliers on their way to nearby Manhattan.
By JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON - The United States punished dozens of Russian oligarchs and government officials on Friday with sanctions that took direct aim at President Vladimir Putin's inner circle, as President Donald Trump's administration tried to show he's not afraid to take tough action against Moscow.
File-This Nov. 10, 2017, file photo shows Russia's President Vladimir Putin, left, and Russian metals magnate Oleg Deripaska, right, walking to attend the APEC Business Advisory Council dialogue in Danang, Vietnam. The United States punished dozens of Russian oligarchs and government officials on Friday, April 6, 2018, with sanctions that took direct aim at President Putin's inner circle, as President Donald Trump's administration tried to show he's not afraid to take tough action against Moscow.
The United States punished dozens of Russian oligarchs and government officials on Friday with sanctions that took direct aim at President Vladimir Putin's inner circle, as President Donald Trump's administration tried to show he's not afraid to take tough action against Moscow. Seven Russian tycoons, including aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska, were targeted, along with 17 officials and a dozen Russian companies, the Treasury Department said.
Could the answer to Trump's abrupt announcement that, "We'll be coming out of Syria, like, very soon," -- which left even White House aides scrambling to figure out what the President had in mind -- lead us back to Russian President Vladimir Putin? Pushback from security experts has apparently irritated the President but persuaded him for now to delay the withdrawal for the time being . At least that's the most recent decision, subject to change by the mercurial President.
The United States plans to sanction Russian oligarchs this week under a law targeting Moscow for meddling in the 2016 US election, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, in what could be the most aggressive move so far against Russia's business elite. The action, which could affect people close to President Vladimir Putin, reflects Washington's desire to hold Russia to account for allegedly interfering in the election - which Moscow denies - even as US President Donald Trump holds out hope for good relations with Putin.
Rep. Andy Biggs says the Trump administration's decision to impose sanctions for Russian interference with the presidential election, national grid are a necessary first step, show American resolve. The Trump administration plans to sanction a number of Russian oligarchs under a new law targeting Moscow in retaliation for alleged election meddling, Fox News has learned.
President Donald Trump speaks with, from left, Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis, Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid, and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite President Donald Trump made the case to the leaders of the Baltic nations that the US was "very tough on Russia", pointing to US support for increased defence spending by Nato countries as a check on Moscow's aggression. Mr Trump, joined by the leaders of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, spoke a day after the White House dangled the prospect of extending a White House welcome to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
President Donald Trump in a March phone call proposed meeting Vladimir Putin at the White House, the Kremlin said Monday, a fresh revelation about a conversation that stirred controversy over Trump's friendly tone toward the Russian leader. After the March 20 phone call -- in which Trump congratulated Putin on a re-election victory in a vote widely criticized as not free and fair -- Trump told reporters that the two leaders had talked about a possible meeting to discuss Syria, Ukraine, North Korea and "the arms race."
President Donald Trump proposed meeting Vladimir Putin at the White House in a March phone call, the Kremlin said Monday, a fresh revelation about a conversation that stirred controversy over Trump's friendly tone toward the Russian leader amid mounting tensions with the West. After the March 20 phone call - in which Trump congratulated Putin for a reelection victory in a vote widely criticized as not free and fair - Trump told reporters that the two leaders had discussed a possible meeting to discuss Syria, Ukraine, North Korea and "the arms race."
The Trump administration opened the door to a potential White House meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, raising the possibility of an Oval Office welcome for Putin for the first time in more than a decade even as relations between the two powers have deteriorated. The Kremlin said Monday that Trump had invited the Russian leader to the White House when they spoke by telephone last month.