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April 12, 2018

Russian Ambassador Warns U.S. over "Sad and Serious Events" in Syria
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Mattis's comments came as Russia raised the specter of a direct military
confrontation with the United States in Syria. Speaking at the United
Nations Security Council, Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya
directly addressed his U.S. counterpart, Nikki Haley.

Vasily Nebenzya: "You are very good at threatening. And the threats you
are proffering, that you are now stating vis-à-vis Syria, should make us
seriously worried-all of us-because we could find ourselves on the
threshold of some very sad and serious events. I would once again ask
you, once again beseech you, to refrain from the plans that you're
currently developing for Syria."



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