Sergei Lavrov is reported to have said that Washington was contacted before last weekend's strikes by the US, UK and France. He says that he instructed his president where not to strike. From Sky News:
Mr Lavrov said: "There were military leadership contacts, between generals, between our representatives and the coalition leadership.
"They were informed about where our red lines are, including red lines on the ground, geographically. And the results show that they did not cross these red lines."
Russia is running this country by proxy. Donald J Trump is not only a puppet of Putin, he is a traitor to everything this nation stands for.
Russia reminds the world that there is nothing to fear since Putin and his boy Trump won’t allow the conflict to come between them:
The state news agency RIA also reported Mr Lavrov saying he was convinced Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump would not allow an armed confrontation between their countries.
He said: "I am 100% sure that the military will not allow this to happen and neither President Putin nor President Trump will allow this to happen.
"They are the leaders who were elected by their peoples and they are responsible for peace and calm."
This all comes after Trump invited Mr Putin in the White House to inspect his facilities.