In this file photo, Col. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi of the military's General Staff speaks during a briefing with a big screen showing Syrian refugees crossing a checkpoint in an area known as eastern Ghouta, in the Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 17, 2018. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov is on the left. The head of Russia's military general staff is claiming that American instructors are training groups of Syrian rebels to carry out chemical weapons attacks, he also said at a briefing Saturday that Russia is concerned about signs that U.S. forces could be preparing missile attacks on Syria. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov) **FILE**
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