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The Patriot missile defense system is strongly supported by Ukraine against Russia. Photo/Tasr
This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister (Minister of Foreign Affairs) Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday (12/28/2022) on Channel One Russia.
According to Lavrov, Russian diplomats received these assurances from Washington through “embassy channels.”
“We asked the Americans through channels that our embassy still has, if their decision to deliver Patriot batteries (to Ukraine) means that American specialists will come, because they are complicated to use,” Lavrov said.
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Russian diplomats then received an “extensive briefing,” during which US officials assured them they had no such plans, according to Lavrov.
“It is precisely because America does not want to and will not go to war directly against Russia that the Patriot (system) will be operational only in a few months, once the Ukrainian military masters this technology,” Lavrov said.
Still, Moscow has no illusions about the extent of US involvement in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Lavrov said, adding that “dozens or even hundreds of American servicemen” are currently on Ukrainian soil.
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In particular, he pointed to “a considerable apparatus of military attachés”.
