The Kremlin has dusted off Soviet-era civil-defense plans and upgraded bomb shelters in major cities as anti-American rhetoric dominates the airwaves in the wake of a mistaken U.S.-led coalition bombing of Syrian troops last month.
The United States and Russia ostensibly have been cooperating in Syria on routing the Islamic State group but still are on opposite sides when it comes to preserving the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Relations between Moscow and Washington already had soured, especially in the wake of the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. …read more
Source: International Business Times
