"Smart missiles should fly toward terrorists, not legal government," a Russian foreign ministry spokesman said Wednesday, shortly after Trump warned Russia in an incendiary tweet to “get ready” for US strikes in Syria.
The tweet came after the United Nations Security Council failed to fend off the prospect of a possible military intervention by the West in the Arab country over an alleged chemical weapons attack that took place outside Damascus over the weekend.
The US and its allies have stepped up the war talk over the past days while Russia, Iran and other regional players have invited all parties to exercise restraint and look forward to the outcome of UN investigations into the matter.
Trump's aggressive rhetoric over the issue has further strained relations between Moscow and Washington.
Shortly after his first tweet, Trump posted a rather strange one admitting that ties between the two sides were even worse than they were during Cold War.
"Our relationship with Russia is worse now than it has ever been, and that includes the Cold War. There is no reason for this. Russia needs us to help with their economy, something that would be very easy to do, and we need all nations to work together. Stop the arms race?" Trump said in another tweet.
