Trump Dismisses Russia Claims Syria Successfully Shot Down US Missiles

By on    Featured, National, National/World  

Trump Dismisses Russia Claims Syria Successfully Shot Down US Missiles

PENTAGON — U.S. President Donald Trump and Pentagon officials are dismissing Russian claims that Syrian air defense systems took out most of the cruise missiles aimed at three of the country’s critical chemical weapons sites. Russian news outlets Monday quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying Syria’s Pantsir-S1 was nearly 100-percent effective in repelling the U.S.-led […]

Lavrov: Turkey Downing Jet ‘Planned Provocation,’ but Not Going to War

By on    Featured, World  

Lavrov: Turkey Downing Jet ‘Planned Provocation,’ but Not Going to War

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that Turkey’s downing of a Russian warplane “looks like a planned provocation,” but that Russia is not going to war with Turkey. Lavrov said the incident will make Russia reconsider its relationship with Turkey. He canceled a planned trip to Turkey on Wednesday, but spoke with Turkey’s foreign […]