The fallout from Assad's chemical attack last week and the US airstrikes that followed have plunged the United States and Russian Federation into tensions rarely seen since the Cold War. The official said the U.S.is now convinced Russian Federation controlled the drone.
As he embarked on a trip to Moscow following urgent meetings in Italy with top diplomats, Tillerson said it was unclear whether Russian Federation had failed to take seriously its obligation to rid Syria of chemical weapons, or had merely been incompetent. "Or Russia can maintain its alliance with this group, which we believe is not going to serve Russia's interests longer term".
US President Donald Trump recently ordered a missile strike on a Syrian airbase allegedly used to carry out a gas attack.
President Donald Trump had hinted he would be less interventionist than his predecessors and more willing to turn a blind eye to human rights abuses if it was in US interests.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu earlier in the day said the regime still had "chemical weapons capacity" as top diplomats gathered for G7 talks in Italy. Canada remains open to imposing new sanctions against Russian Federation in concert with its allies, he said, but Russian Federation must also be part of the solution for bringing peace to Syria.
There has been no Syrian retaliation so far for the cruise missile attack, which destroyed or rendered inoperable more than 20 Syria air force planes, he said. Just over a week ago, top administration officials were signaling that removing Assad is no longer a US priority.
Others argued for a more conciliatory approach.
Such clarity on Assad's future isn't shared by Russian Federation, which insists that Syria's leadership can not be a matter for outside powers.
The allegation of Russian foreknowledge is grave, even by the standards of the now dismal U.S.
The United States has concluded Russian Federation knew in advance of Syria's chemical weapons attack last week, a senior us official said Monday.
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After the chemical attack, Trump said his attitude toward Assad "has changed very much" and Tillerson said "steps are underway" to organize a coalition to remove him from power.
Tillerson's mission, coming days after 59 U.S. Tomahawk missiles struck a Syrian air base, also carries serious risks: If Russia brushes off the warnings, Trump could be forced into another show of force in Syria or see his credibility wane.
The Trump administration has not yet defined a clear policy and Rome fears Washington may fall into step with Egypt, which supports general Khalifa Haftar, who operates in eastern Libya.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is in Russian Federation now.
At Tuesday's meeting in the walled Tuscan city of Lucca, the G-7 countries were joined by diplomats from Muslim-majority nations including Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.
The statement was sure to mention the countries' "ability and capabilities to respond".
Trump, who has faced criticism for lacking a broader strategy to deal with the Syria crisis, insisted he has no plans to "go into" the war-torn country. European leaders are especially conscious of the disaster in Libya, where an internationally backed ouster of dictator Moammar Gadhafi was followed by a descent into chaos and factional fighting.
"ISIS represents a clear and present danger, an immediate threat to Europe and ultimately, a threat to the United States homeland", he said. "But the question of how that ends and the transition itself could be very important in our view to the durability, the stability inside of a unified Syria".
"The president has proved he stands by his word ... the Russians respect strength".
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