File photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani attending a signing ceremony in Tehran (Reuters / Alexei Druzhinin / Sputnik Kremlin)
Moscow, Russia: New Western air strikes in Syria would provoke "chaos" in international relations, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Sunday.
Speaking to Rouhani by telephone the day after US-led strikes on suspected chemical weapons facilities, Putin said "if such actions, carried out in violation of the United Nations Charter, are repeated, that would inevitably provoke chaos in international relations," according to a statement from the Kremlin.
