Russia vows to attack the US if it attack Syria

Russia has vowed it will respond "in proportion" if the United States takes military action against Syria to prevent what it says could be a chemical attack by the Syrian government forces, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says.
 

We will react with dignity, in proportion to the real situation that may take place, Lavrov said.

Lavrov made the threat when he was speaking at a news conference on Wednesday. According to him, he hoped the United States was not preparing to use its intelligence assessments about the Syrian government's intentions as a pretext to mount a "provocation" in Syria.

I expect that our partners in the region - American, European - will also have an open and comprehensible approach, aimed at de-escalation through normalisation of the humanitarian situation, Lavrov said.

US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday agreed on a joint response in the event of another chemical attack in Syria, as Washington warned that Damascus would pay a “heavy price” for such a move.

The warning came a day after the White House accused President Bashar al-Assad’s regime of preparing a potential chemical weapons attack.

Reuters