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Strikes against Syria will have consequences, ‘we are being threatened’ – Russian ambassador to US

“We warned that such actions will not be left without consequences,” Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said on Friday night in a statement after a US-led strike on Syria. “All responsibility for them rests with Washington, London, and Paris.”
Antonov went on to say “a pre-designed scenario is being implemented. We are being threatened.”
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Russia will fight ISIL alone if it has to – Kremlin

Sukhoi-24 fighters, such as the one above, have flown hundreds of sorties over Syria and destroyed a number of Islamist rebel bunkers, often in cooperation with NATO member Turkey’s air force, the Russian military said [Xinhua]
Russia has responded to media speculation that the probes into contact between affiliates of US President Donald Trump and Russian officials may force the White House to scale back on military cooperation with Moscow.

Calls Grow For Sessions To Resign Over Perjury Allegations

Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., takes his seat on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, after a break in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP/Alex Brandon)
Prominent Democrats called for the resignation of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions after it emerged late Wednesday that he met with the Russian ambassador during the 2016 election campaign, in direct contradiction to his sworn testimony during his Senate confirmation hearing.