"History will set things right, and Washington already bears the heavy responsibility for the bloody carnage in Yugoslavia, Iraq and Libya," Putin said in a statement. His disdain was triggered by the overnight attack on Syria launched by the US and its allies, who cited an alleged chemical incident in the town of Douma as a pretext.
This unilateral military action has "a devastating impact on the whole system of international relations" and only escalates the Syrian crisis instead of defusing it, the Russian president stated.
Comment: Standard operating procedure for US 'diplomacy'.
The attack came shortly before the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) experts were set to begin their fact-finding mission in Douma. The OPCW mission was disregarded, however, and "in a sign of cynical disdain, a group of Western countries decided to take military action without waiting for the results of the investigation," Putin said.
Despite the attack, the chemical watchdog's experts are set to begin their work in Syria, to determine the circumstances of the alleged chemical incident, reported last Saturday. Pro-militant sources, including the controversial White Helmets group, claimed that a chlorine-filled munition was deployed by government troops, killing and injuring dozens of civilians.
Comment: The reason the White Helmets are 'controversial' is because they're a massive propaganda play by the west:
The area that allegedly came under attack has since been surrendered by the militants. The site was explored by Russian military specialists, who found no signs of chemical weapons use, victims of the purported incident or even locals, who heard about the "attack."
I reckon, with the Internet being so pervasive, that news and learning of other nations helps everyone come to rational and sensible conclusions if the Internet is not censored in any way. So long as people can find out for themselves is what matters. Certain nations (the Western powers in particular) like to think that censorship is the way to go and media distortions will produce a compliant and obedient nation. I've got news for you !
The people of all nations don't need the Mother Hen of the UN !