Russia Sends Frigate to Mediterranean Following U.S. Retaliation Strike

A furious Russia has sent an ominous warning to the US, declaring the military action against Syria has sent the two superpowers dangerously close to war.

United States' Ambassador United Nations and current Security Council President Nikki Haley opens a Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria, Friday, April 7, 2017 at United Nations headquarters.

United States' Ambassador UN and current Security Council President Nikki Haley opens a Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria Source: AP

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said U.S.-Russian relations were “completely ruined” in a Facebook post in response to Washington firing 59 cruise missiles on the Shayrat air base.


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