Why Russia did not respond to the US strikes on Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened "instant retaliation" to attacks on Russia during his state of the nation speech in early March [File photo: Sergei Ilnitsky/Reuters] After a week of rhetorical escalation between the US and Russia – much of it conducted on Twitter – missile strikes on Syria were finally carried out on Saturday. US, UK and French forces launched attacks on three sites al

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"...learly Russia has chosen a strategy of talking tough while making sure it does not take any risks on the ground.That said, despite the lack of apparent escalation on the ground, rhetorical tensions should not be underestimated. "