Lavrov says Putin has repeatedly stated Russia does not intend to go to war with Europe
Russia's top diplomat cited President Vladimir Putin's past remarks denying any Russian intention to wage war against Europe.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated that Russia has no intention of going to war with Europe, according to TASS.
Lavrov referred to comments Putin made in St. Petersburg, saying the Russian president reaffirmed at that time that Moscow does not intend to go to war with Europe.
The comments were reported without further elaboration on the specific context or date of Putin's earlier statement.
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- Lavrov says Putin repeatedly said Russia has no intention of going to war with Europe — TASS (Russia)
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