Syria Strike Puts U.S. Relationship with Russia at Risk

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WASHINGTON — The American military strike against Syria threatened Russian-American relations on Friday as the Kremlin denounced President Trump’s use of force and the Russian military announced that it was suspending an agreement to share information about air operations over the country, devised to avoid accidental conflict.

Mr. Trump, who has made repairing strained ties with Moscow a central ambition of his presidency, even amid criticism of Russian meddling in last year’s American election, found that goal at risk as both sides traded harsh words in a diplomatic confrontation reminiscent of past dark moments between the two powers.

President Vladimir V. Putin’s office called the Tomahawk cruise missile strike on Syria a violation of international law and a “significant blow” to the Russian-American relationship, while Prime Minister Dmitri A. Medvedev said it had “completely ruined” it. For their part, Trump administration officials suggested Russia bore some responsibility for the chemical weapons attack on Syrian civilians that precipitated the American response.

At home, Mr. Trump found support among a broad cross-section of normally critical establishment Republicans and Democrats, including Hillary Clinton and Senator John McCain, who backed the sort of action that President Barack Obama refused to take under similar circumstances four years ago. Mr. Trump was among those who urged Mr. Obama not to order a strike back then, even though far more civilians had been killed at the time.

Military strike /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tər.i straɪk/ (N)  hitting or attacking  someone or something forcefully or violently relating to or belonging to the armed forces ( ការវាយប្រហាដោយយោធា)

Vocabulary (វាក្យសព្ទ)

Relation /rɪˈleɪʃənz/  (N) the relationships that exist between two people, organizations, or countries, and whether these are good or bad.(ទំនាក់ទំនង)

Diplomatic confrontation / dɪp.ləˈmæt.ɪk ˌkɒn.frʌnˈteɪ.ʃən/(N) a argument  involving diplomats or the management of the relationships between countries.(ការប្រឈមមុខដាក់គ្នាផ្នែកការទូត)

Violation /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/(N) an action that breaks or acts against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated with respect.(ការរំលោភបំពាន)

International law /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.ən.əl lɔː/(N) a rule, usually made by a government  involving more than one country.(ច្បាប់អន្តរជាតិ)

Responsibility /rɪˌspɒn.sɪˈbɪl.ə.ti/(N) something that it is your job or duty to deal with.(ការទទួលខុសត្រូវ)

Chemical weapon/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl ˈwep.ən/(N) any object is used in or produced by a involving changes to atoms or molecules  in fighting or war .(អាវុធគីមី)

Civilian /sɪˈvɪl.jən/(N) a person who is not a member of the police or the armed forces.(ជនស៊ីវិល)

senator /ˈsen.ə.tər/(N) a politician who has been elected to a Senate.(សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភា)

Circumstance /ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns/(N)  a fact or event that makes a situation the way it is.(កាល:ទេស:)