Polish Foreign Minister
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Polish foreign minister: Russia may respond to US strike on Syria by escalating war in Ukraine
The Polish foreign minister says Russian might respond to the US strike in Syria by escalating the war in Ukraine.
Polish Foreign Minister Waszczykowski in Warsaw.
On April 7, the US fired more than 50 cruise missiles at a Syrian airfield in response to Syrian President Bashar Assad's use of chemical weapons on civilians.
At least two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 22 wounded since the US struck Syria on April 7.
Casualties have decreased this month — March — because of a new ceasefire announced on April 1.
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Still, Russia has consistently attempted to exert its influence and undermine stability in Ukraine and much of eastern Europe.
In January, Estonia arrested a Russian citizen on suspicion of spying. Two more Russians were also arrested last year and were found guilty of spying.
Montenegro charged two Russians on Thursday with terrorism for their alleged involvement in an attempted coup last year in the country's capital,
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