MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin believes the U.S. airstrikes on a Syrian base on Friday violate international law and constitute aggression against a sovereign state, his spokesperson said. “This step by Washington causes significant damage to Russian-American relations, which were already in a deplorable state,” Mr. Putin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said, according to Interfax news agency. The U.S. military...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 07, 2017 06:32 UTC