James Forsyth James Forsyth

Trump warns Russia: the missiles are coming

Not content with firing his Secretary of State by Twitter, Donald Trump is now issuing warnings of forthcoming US military action by it. He has just tweeted that:

This tweet complicates things for Theresa May. It makes it abundantly clear that the US is going to launch strikes on Syria. But the bellicose tone of this message, to put it mildly, will increase doubts here about whether these strikes are such a good idea and how rapidly the situation with Russia could escalate.

I still suspect that the UK will ultimately join in military action. It would be odd not to given how much this has become about Russia where the UK has received robust Western support since the Salisbury attack.

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