humanitarian targets in Syria , including a United Nations aid convoy ( which both the U.S. and the U.K. have accused Russia of attacking with credible evidence ) . These are only the latest developments in Russia ’s campaign against Assad ’s enemies in Syria , which opened with a brazen strike on U.S.-backed rebels and a CIA - provided weapons depot . The evidence exposing Trump ’s support for to Russian interests materialize almost daily , but this is a trend that anti - Trump Republicans had been observing for over a year .