He said any military strikes without UN approval would be "an aggression¹". 

 

US President Barack Obama has called for punitive²（惩罚性的） action in response to an alleged³ chemical weapons attack.

 

Mr Putin said Russia did not rule out supporting a UN Security Council resolution authorising force, if it was proved "beyond doubt" that the Syrian government used chemical weapons.

 

On Tuesday evening, members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee agreed on a draft resolution backing the use of US military force.

 

The measure, to be voted on next week, sets a time limit of 60 days on any operation. 

 

According to the draft resolution, the operation would be restricted to a "limited and tailored use of the United States Armed Forces against Syria", and ban the use of any ground forces.

 

The US has put the death toll⁴ from the alleged chemical attack on the outskirts⁵ of Damascus on 21 August at 1,429, though other countries and organisations have given lower figures.

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