The White House spokesman spoke out and announced a new US attack in Syria in response to the Assad regime's use of chemicals. Donald Trump, responding to yesterday's reports by the Russians that they would shoot down missiles that could hit Syria, called on Moscow to "prepare because nice, new and smart missiles are coming to Syria." To get an answer, that "smart missiles should be aimed at terrorists and not at the legitimate government of Syria." In the end, the American President picked it up with a new intervention, while Putin expressed the hope that "common sense" would prevail. In this Cold War scenario, the Turkish Prime Minister, addressing Russia and the USA, spoke of "dailikia" claiming the role of "peacemaker".
The timeline of the day
- Donald Trump announces via Twitter that he will strike in Syria.
"Russia is committed to shooting down all the missiles that landed in Syria. Get ready Russia, nice and new and "smart!" Are coming! "You should not be partners with an animal that kills its people with chemicals and enjoys it!", He wrote on his Twitter account.
The following is the answer of the representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"Smart missiles should be aimed at terrorists, not at the legitimate government of Syria, which has spent several years fighting international terrorism on its territory."
- A little later, the American President admits that the US-Russia relations are at a worse point than in the Cold War and tries to settle the situation.
"It simply came to our notice then. Russia needs to help with their economy, which is very easy to do, and we need the cooperation of all nations. Stop the gun fight? ”
- The involvement of the Turks in all this was not long in coming. Binali Gildirim spoke about dailikia:
One says "I have better rockets", the other answers "no, I have better rockets. So go ahead and shoot them! ” "They are fighting like bullies on the street," said Turkish Prime Minister Binali Gildirim during a speech in Istanbul. He said that the price for all this is paid by the civilian population.
The Turkish Foreign Minister, on the other hand, said it was not the first time the Assad regime had used chemicals in his country and called on him to resign.
"Common sense"
Late in the afternoon, the Russian President expressed the hope that "common sense" would prevail, describing the situation as "worrying". Russia, Putin said, will respect all its obligations under international law. It added that it intends to forge constructive relations with its international partners.
Meanwhile, Syrian airspace has been evacuated following warnings and measures are being taken to deal with a new attack.
airlines to pay close attention to airspace in the eastern Mediterranean over the next 72 hours, due to the possible launch of air strikes in Syria.
"We will not engage in Twitter diplomacy"
This is how the Kremlin responds to the American President.
Dmitry Peshkov, Kremlin Spokesman
"We do not participate in Twitter diplomacy. We support serious approaches. We continue to believe that it is important not to take steps that could damage the already fragile situation. "
