Russia has warned that any U.S. missiles fired at Syria over a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel enclave would be shot down and the launch sites targeted, raising the possibility of a U.S.-Russian confrontation.
Issuing the warning, the Russian ambassador to Lebanon also said such a clash should be avoided and Moscow was ready for negotiations.
His remarks could raise fears of direct conflict for the first time between major powers backing opposing sides in Syria’s protracted civil war.
Moscow and Washington sparred at the United Nations on Tuesday over the use of chemical weapons in Syria as
Washington and its allies considered whether to strike at Syrian government forces over the alleged poison gas assault.
Syrian relief workers said 60 people were killed in Saturday’s suspected chemical weapons attack on the town of Douma.
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