Donald Trump, who's totally not Vladimir Putin's puppet, warned Russia before airstrikes on Syria [View all]
Source: Salon
It turns out that President Donald Trump gave a heads up to the Russian government before launching his missile strike against Syria on Thursday night.
Russian forces were notified in advance of the strike using the established deconfliction line, said Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis in an official statement. U.S. military planners took precautions to minimize risk to Russian or Syrian personnel located at the airfield.
In response to the attack, Russia has announced that it will help Syria strengthen its air defenses. It also may have prepared Syrians for the attack by tipping them off, as eyewitnesses observed personnel and equipment being moved from the Shayrat airbase in advance of the attack.
The authoritarian state expressed predictable displeasure with Trumps decision. Although Syria has been under intense criticism for using chemical weapons against its own citizens, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has a close alliance with Russias own leader, Vladimir Putin.
Read more: http://www.salon.com/2017/04/07/donald-trump-whos-not-vladimir-putins-puppet-warned-russia-before-airstrikes-on-syria/
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