German Justice Minister Heiko Maas gives a statement to the media at the Ministry of Justice in Berlin, Germany, August 4, 2015. "It's important at the same time to maintain pressure on Russia," Maas told reporters in Dublin after meeting Ireland's foreign minister. President Donald Trump warned Russia on Wednesday that missiles "will be coming" in response to the April 7 gas attack, alleged to have killed dozens of people, and lambasted Moscow for standing by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. "We have to harmonize our actions, and if individual countries take a particular action I would expect them to consult the German government," Maas said. "It is illusionary to think that you could heighten the pressure on someone without ensuring that the Western community speaks with one voice.

Source: Egypt Today April 12, 2018 10:41 UTC