“Russia warned that the alleged chemical attack could have been a staged “provocation” by the Syrian opposition forces and said US rhetoric recalled the allegations preceding the invasion of Iraq. ‘All of this makes one recall the events that happened 10 years ago, when, using false information about Iraqis having weapons of mass destructions, the US bypassed the United Nations and started a scheme whose consequences are well known to everyone,’ the Russian Foreign ministry said in a statement. ‘Once again we call not to repeat past mistakes, not to allow actions that contradict international law,’ the ministry said.”
