Half an hour after the publication of the tweet with an appeal to Russia to "prepare" for a missile attack on the SAR, US President Donald Trump changed his mind and declared in the social network that Russia needs US support. "Russia needs us. They need help with their economies, this would be very easy to do. We need all nations to work together. Will we stop the arms race? ", - said Trump. Previous tweet Trump who advised Russia to prepare for missile strikes in Syria with "smart" missiles commented on Facebook official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. In her view, smart missiles should fly toward the side of terrorists, not the legitimate government. Zakharova also inquired whether the OPCW inspectors had been warned that clever missiles would destroy all evidence of the use of chemical weapons.

"Or is the whole idea to quickly cover up the traces of provocation with smart missiles, and international inspectors would have nothing to look for as evidence?" - she suggested. Russia's relations with the West go to a new level of confrontation. This opinion was expressed by the expert of the Center for Security Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences Konstantin Blokhin in a conversation with RT.

"Not only this statement on Twitter, but Trump's decision to send an aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean is a demonstration of strength. Let's not forget that he has repeatedly said about his principle "peace through force," said Blokhin, who noted that most likely the American president wants to force Russia to sit down at the negotiating table by just this force. The expert warned that in order to normalize relations with the West and, first of all, the United States, Russia must show resilience.