Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has demanded Russia rein in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, claiming that Moscow is “responsible for every civilian death” in last week’s chemical weapons attack on Khan Sheikhun.
Sir Michael said the attack had happened “on their watch” and that Vladimir Putin must now live up to previously made promises that Mr Assad’s chemical weapons have been destroyed.
The cabinet minister’s intervention comes as the West unleashes a new diplomatic drive on the back of the retaliatory missile strikes launched by Donald Trump’s US administration…
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