Putin calls U.S. strikes on Syria illegal, blow to U.S.-Russia ties

By Andrew Osborn and Jack StubbsMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned U.S. cruise missile strikes on Syria as illegal on Friday, warning the move would further damage already battered U.S.-Russia relations which Moscow had hoped President Donald Trump would revive.U.S. officials said they had informed Russian forces ahead of the strikes -- intended to punish the Syrian government for what they say was a chemical weapons attack earlier this week -- and had avoided hitting