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According to a new survey, 82 percent majority of Russian nationals consider the recent US missile attack on the Syrian military airfield in Ash Sha’irat to be a provocation aimed at destabilizing the situation in the war-torn country.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - An 82 percent majority of Russian nationals consider the recent US missile attack on the Syrian military airfield in Ash Sha’irat to be a provocation aimed at destabilizing the situation in the war-torn country, a new survey conducted by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) revealed on Thursday.
According to the poll, 12 percent of respondents were unable to describe the motives behind the US strike.
The survey was carried out on April 11-12 and involved 1,200 respondents.
On April 6, the United States launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at the military airfield in Ash Sha’irat. The US President Donald Trump said the attack was a response to the alleged chemical weapon use in Syria's Idlib province on April 4, which resulted in the death of over 80 people. The strikes were unanimously supported by NATO member states.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem denied the government’s involvement in the Idlib incident, saying it had never and will never use chemical weapons on either civilians or terrorists operating in the country.
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