Trump says U.S.-Russia Relations at an All-time Low

Donald Trump entered the presidency committed to improving U.S. ties with Russia, but less than three months into his term, the President says the relationship is at “an all-time low.”

Trump’s comments come in the wake of last week’s U.S. missile strike on Syria’s Shayrat Air Base in response to what the Trump Administration determined was the Assad government’s complicity in a chemical weapons attack against its civilians. The Administration has also accused Russia – who supports President Bashar al-Assad – of covering up Syria’s role in the attack and accused Moscow of pushing a false narrative to sow doubt over the Syrian government’s culpability. Russia, meanwhile, is laying blame on Syrian rebels.

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