US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday warned Russia to re-think its support to the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria after a suspected chemical weapons attack on Khan Sheikhoun town left 86 people dead.
“There’s no doubt in our mind that the Syrian regime under the leadership of Bashar al-Assad is responsible for this horrific attack, and we think it’s time that the Russians really need to think carefully about their continued support of the Assad regime,” he told reporters at the State Department here.
last week Tillerson had said that the exit of Assad’s Government from Syria was not a priority for America.
However, the use of chemical weapons on the people of Syria has changed the view of the Trump Administration.
Tillerson will make his first visit to Russia next week, as the Kremlin
looks to improve ties with the Trump administration.