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Russia blasts US for warning against Syrian chemical attack

By Joel Gehrke

Published June 27, 2017 4:53pm ET

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Russia blasts US for warning against Syrian chemical attack — Putin and his aides have argued for months that Assad's use of chemical weapons in Syria remains unproven. (Syrian Presidency via AP, File) | AP

Russian leaders condemned the United States for warning Syrian President Bashar Assad not to carry out another chemical weapons attack, and called the statement a threat to “legitimate” Syrian leadership.

“We consider unacceptable any such threats to the legitimate government of the Syrian Arab Republic,” Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, said in a statement carried on Kremlin-run media.

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