Russia, Qatar call for Syrian ceasefire reinforcement, chemical attack probe

The Russians could "join a coalition of more than 60 countries in the fight against Daesh, to maintain their strategic interests in Syria, with the prospect of more productive relations with President Trump and in the knowledge that the West will eventually help rebuild the country", he said.

Johnson said Assad's ally Moscow still had time to be on the "right side of the argument", in a Sunday Telegraph newspaper article.

The foreign ministers of Russia, Sergey Lavrov, and Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, met on Saturday in Moscow for talks on Syria's six-year war. Images and video published shortly after the incident showed dozens of men, women, and children gasping for air, convulsing, and foaming at the mouth.

The US hit the Syrian airbase from which it said the assault was launched with cruise missiles, days after the attack.

The Ugly: Unlike with many issues, Trump had a firm stance on Syria. However, I am delighted to say that what he did in Syria was simply seeking to warn Syrian President Bashar Assad from his inhumane actions (using poison gas on civilians).

It was unclear, however, if either side achieved much from the meeting other than an agreement to keep talking, he said.

"British scientists have analysed samples from the victims of the attack".

"Let us face the truth: Assad has been clinging on".

Now, Johnson has said: "Assad uses chemical weapons because they are not only terrible and indiscriminate".

Lavrov said that the two parties had a regular dialogue covering key issues in the Middle East and North Africa, including the situation in Syria, Libya, Yemen and the Middle East settlement, as well as fighting worldwide terrorism.