President Donald Trump has so far been friendly toward Russia, to the dismay of some Republicans who view Vladimir Putin as an autocrat hostile to American interests. | Getty Russia: Trump needs to be more specific on Syria safe zone plan

President Donald Trump is getting push back from Russia on his proposal to set up safe zones in Syria as a way to protect civilians there.

Reuters reports that Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov cautioned Wednesday that such a program had been unsuccessful in Libya and argued that Trump needs to offer more specifics on his plans.


Lavrov, Reuters reports, said he hopes the Kremlin can discuss the issue with the State Department once it has more detailed plans.

Trump has so far been friendly toward Russia, to the dismay of some Republicans who view the country’s president, Vladimir Putin, as an autocrat hostile to American interests. Some people charge that Putin should be considered a war criminal because of his actions in Syria, where Russian troops are allied with Bashar al-Assad and bombing on the city of Aleppo hurt thousands of civilians.