US assures Russia over Patriots – Lavrov

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Washington has stressed it does not want a direct conflict with Moscow, the Russian foreign minister has said.

The US has told Russia that it will not send American soldiers to operate Patriot air-defense systems in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Russia’s Channel One on Wednesday. The Russian diplomats received these assurances from Washington through “embassy channels,” he added.

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