Update: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Moscow today, warning Russia the US will punish those who use chemical warfare, as Putin lashed out at charges of Russia’s involvement in Idlib attack.
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Smoke plumes by the Vnukovo Airport as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson landed. Officials said there was a grass fire. Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters.
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Translation: Soldier Igor Zavidny killed in Syria, native of Orenburg Region. May you always be remembered, bro! Our reader…
— Catherine A. Fitzpatrick
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