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

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WASHINGTON — TheAmerican military strikeagainstSyriathreatened Russian-American relations on Friday as the Kremlin denouncedPresident Trump’s use of force and the Russian military announced that it wassuspending an agreementto 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.

PresidentVladimir V. Putin’s office called the Tomahawk cruise missile strike onSyriaa violation of international law and a “significant blow” to the Russian-American relationship, while Prime MinisterDmitri A. Medvedevsaid it had“completely ruined”it. For their part, Trump administration officials suggestedRussiabore some responsibility for thechemical weapons attackon 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, includingHillary Clintonand SenatorJohn McCain, who backed the sort of action that PresidentBarack Obamarefused to takeunder similar circumstancesfour 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 orattacking someone or somethingforcefullyor violently relatingto orbelongingto thearmedforces ( ការវាយប្រហាដោយយោធា)

Vocabulary (វាក្យសព្ទ)

Relation /rɪˈleɪʃənz/ (N) therelationshipsthat exist between twopeople,organizations, or countries, and whether these are good orbad.(ទំនាក់ទំនង)

Diplomatic confrontation / dɪp.ləˈmæt.ɪk ˌkɒn.frʌnˈteɪ.ʃən/(N) a argument involvingdiplomatsor themanagementof the relationships betweencountries.(ការប្រឈមមុខដាក់គ្នាផ្នែកការទូត)

Violation /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/(N) anactionthatbreaksoractsagainst something,especiallya law, agreement,principle, or something that should betreatedwith respect.(ការរំលោភបំពាន)

International law /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.ən.əl lɔː/(N) arule, usually made by agovernment involvingmore than onecountry.(ច្បាប់អន្តរជាតិ)

Responsibility /rɪˌspɒn.sɪˈbɪl.ə.ti/(N) something that it isyourjobordutytodealwith.(ការទទួលខុសត្រូវ)

Chemical weapon/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl ˈwep.ən/(N) anyobjectis used in orproducedby a involvingchangestoatomsormolecules infightingorwar .(អាវុធគីមី)

Civilian/sɪˈvɪl.jən/(N) apersonwho is not amemberof thepoliceor thearmedforces.(ជនស៊ីវិល)

senator /ˈsen.ə.tər/(N) apoliticianwho has beenelectedto a Senate.(សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភា)

Circumstance /ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns/(N) afactoreventthat makes asituationthe way it is.(កាលៈទេសៈ)