On 14 April 2018, when the US, the UK and France launched a missile attack on Syria, Vasily Nebenzya, speaking at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, said that the leadership of the United States, given the will, could end the war in Syria within 24 hours. To do this, they would need to give the command to their "manual terrorists". Nebenzya also called on the US to stop its aggressive actions against Syria and prevent them from happening again.