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The UK intends to seek new restrictive measures against Russia for supporting the Syrian dictator Bashar al -Assad, reports The Times. The sanctions document was prepared for a meeting of the heads of the Foreign Ministry G7, which will be held on Monday in Italy.

"Foreign Minister Boris Johnson will demand from Western countries" very stringent sanctions "in response to a chemical attack on the territory controlled by the rebels," the publication notes.

The minister intends to propose a “big seven” to oblige Russia to stop cooperation with Syria, including the military. In case of refusal, new measures will be introduced that will “make a very difficult life” for Russian government officials.

On Saturday, Johnson canceled the visit to Moscow due to the escalation of the Syrian crisis. The Minister said that US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at a meeting with the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov, scheduled for April 11-12, will express the consolidated position of Western countries.

On Sunday, the US Permanent Representative to the UN Nickei Haley said on CNN that Washingtondid not exclude the introduction of new sanctions against Russia in connection with a chemical attack in Syria. “We are sending a call signal to Russia and Iran. At the moment, no options are excluded,” Haley said. “If necessary, he (President Donald Trump. - Ed.) Will go further,” she added.

Haley emphasized that the American leadership has irrefutable evidence of the involvement of Bashar al -Assad regime in a chemical attack. The relevant materials are still classified, but they can soon become public, added Haley. According to her, “covering” the Syrian dictator, Russia either makes it clear that it knew about the presence of chemical weapons, or demonstrates complete incompetence.

In turn, Tillerson said that Russia did not fulfill its obligations under the agreement on the destruction of chemical weapons in Syria. The Secretary of State intends to raise this issue during a visit to Moscow next week. “I am by no means talking about complicity (Russia in a chemical attack. - Ed.), He said.“ But, obviously, they (Russians. - Ed.) Showed incompetence, or the Syrians circled them around a finger. ”

“I hope that Russia will think well before continuing the allied relations with Assad, because every time such terrible attacks happen, it has a certain share of responsibility to Russia,” Tillerson added.

Trump Advisor on National Security, General Herbert McMaster, on the air of Fox News, also did not exclude further US steps regarding the Syrian regime. “Our goal was to stop the ongoing use of chemical weapons. We can do more,” McMaster said. - We would like to call Russia to reasonable actions - for its leadership, this is a great opportunity to reconsider our policy. Why do they support the regime that commits mass killings of their own citizens. "

The relations of Russia and the West sharply aggravated after the city of Khan-Sheikhun in the Syrian Muhafaz, Idlib, underwent a chemical attack on Tuesday. Bombs with poisonous gases, allegedly Zarin and chlorine were thrown into the city. At least 72 people were killed, including 20 children and 17 women. The number of victims, according to various sources, amounted to from 160 to 300 people.