Russia: Don't blame Syria for chemical attack without visit
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Russia says the United States and its Western allies rushed to judgment and blamed the Syrian government for using sarin in an attack on an opposition-held town in Syria without ever visiting the site and ignoring two witnesses presented by Damascus.
It also criticized the report by the fact-finding mission from the chemical weapons watchdog that investigated the incident in Khan Sheikhoun on April 4 that killed more than 90 people, calling it "very biased."
A letter from Russia's U.N. Mission to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the U.N. Security Council, which was circulated Wednesday, contains Russia's assessment of the status of the investigation into the incident.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The attack sparked outrage around the world as photos and video of the aftermath, including quivering children dying on camera, were widely broadcast.