Russia says tracking U.S. naval movements towards Syria

The Russian military said on Wednesday it was closely watching the situation around Syria and was aware of the movements of a U.S. naval strike force headed for the Gulf. The U.S. Navy said on Tuesday that the strike group, headed by the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, would set sail for the Middle East and Europe on Wednesday. The Russian military said the U.S. strike force was due to arrive in the Middle East at the start of May. "We are attentively tracking the situation unfolding around Syria and in the whole region," the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement.

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