(FOX News) – Russian officials warned of “consequences” after President Donald Trump announced his approval of U.S.-led military strikes in Syria against the Russian-backed regime of Bashar al-Assad.
Early Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a statement saying the Western coalition’s “act of aggression” would only exacerbate the humanitarian catastrophe in Syria.
Putin called the strike a “destructive influence on the entire system of international relations” and said Moscow would call for an emergency of the U.N. Security Council.
Fox News Video
Immediately following Trump’s televised address Friday night, announcing the U.S.-led strikes, loud explosions and thick smoke were reported in the Syrian capital city, Damascus.
Prior to Putin’s statement, other Russian officials issued grim reactions to the Western military effort.
