The West should gather together in order to increase pressure on the Russian Federation in connection with the alleged chemical attack in Syria. Such a statement was made by German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on the air of N-TV, Bloomberg reports.. "It is important that the Western community acted as a united front," the head of the German Foreign Ministry. Coherence of actions between Western countries demonstrates to the whole world that they do not want an escalation of the conflict, and intend to take a responsible approach to resolving the situation in Syria, which, in his opinion, "should not remain without consequences". At the same time, the minister stressed the need to maintain a dialogue with Moscow. "It will be possible to resolve the situation only with the participation of Moscow and it is necessary to maintain dialogue with it," he said.. The United States accused Damascus of using chemical weapons in the city of Dumas, which allegedly suffered hundreds of militants and civilians. Representatives of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties (CPAP) visited the Duma and found no people with poisoning, no traces of toxin. Meanwhile, Washington and its Western allies are already preparing to inflict a massive military strike against Damascus.