Russia will be leaving Syria as well
I've lived on these shores for over 40 years and that is actually the first I have seen / heard of it.
Water IS blue though.
The intrinsic colour of liquid water may be demonstrated by looking at a white light source through a long pipe that is filled with purified water and closed at both ends with a transparent window. The light turquoise blue colour is caused by weak absorption in the red part of the visible spectrum.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_of_water
I have to concur