moscow russian president vladimir putin condemn u.s. cruise missile strike syria illegal friday warn move would damage already batter u.s.-russia relations moscow hop president donald trump would revive u.s. officials say inform russian force ahead strike intend punish syrian government say chemical weapons attack early week avoid hit russian personnel satellite imagery suggest shayrat air base strike western syria home russian special force military helicopters part kremlin effort help syrian government fight islamic state militant group russia main air base naval facility hit moscow hop cooperate trump jointly fight islamic state syria move bank boost u.s.-russia tie post-cold war low u.s. strike task look hard president putin view u.s. strike syria aggression sovereign state violation norms international law made-up pretext say kremlin statement step washington inflict major damage u.s.-russia tie putin staunch ally syrian president bashar al-assad hold meet russia security council discuss strike friday afternoon russian foreign ministry call emergency meet u.n. security council foreign ministry statement say moscow suspend syrian air safety agreement unite state originally draw ensure two countries plan collide clear specialist decision launch strike take washington events idlib province gas poison take place simply use pretext show force ministry say dmitry peskov putin spokesman tell reporters u.s. strike conduct help rebel group fight assad russia would keep military channel communication open washington would exchange information add ask whether russia deactivate anti-missile defense systems syria missile strike peskov decline comment u.s.-russia tie peril russian defence ministry meanwhile mock effectiveness u.s. strike say 23 missiles find target unclear another 36 land say promise syrian air defenses would beef russian frigate arm kalibr cruise missiles sail bosphorus en route eastern mediterranean early hours friday morning accord picture take turkish bloggers online bosphorus naval news project unclear relate u.s. strike foreign minister sergei lavrov say report russians hurt attack say hop u.s.-russia tie would irreparably hurt result rex tillerson due make first visit moscow next week u.s. secretary state eagerly await event russia politicians anxious try use change administration reboot relations one senior russian lawmaker leonid slutsky tell russia 24 television channel friday moscow use tillerson visit try talk sense washington syria ironically one areas analysts believe moscow washington might able find common grind kremlin say washington allegations syrian army possess use chemical weapons flat wrong accuse west ignore rebel use weapons say score syrians kill poison gas tuesday syrian air force strike militant bomb-making factory say contain chemical weapons procure iraq western countries dismiss version events say syrian plan drop gas assad deny kremlin say friday u.s. attack throw serious obstacle idea champion trump election campaign create international coalition terrorism konstantin kosachev chairman upper house international affairs committee say look like trump may push approve military action pentagon u.s. intelligence agencies one way another russian cruise missiles continue strike terrorists american ones government troop head war terrorists kosachev write social media fear approach hoped-for u.s.-russian anti-terrorism coalition syria ... breathe last even bear putin call u.s. strike syria illegal blow u.s.-russia tie