Friday, April 20, 2018

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: Putin & Trump Will Not Allow Armed Confrontation Between Russia, US

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RT: Putin & Trump will not allow armed confrontation between Russia, US – Lavrov

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will absolutely not allow armed confrontation between Russia and the US, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told RIA Novosti in an interview.

“Speaking about risks of a military confrontation, I am 100 percent sure that [both the US and Russian] militaries won’t allow this, and of course neither will President [Vladimir] Putin or President [Donald] Trump,” Lavrov said.

“After all they are leaders, elected by their people and are responsible for their peace,” the Russian foreign minister added.


Amid deteriorating relations between Moscow and Washington, Lavrov signaled that there are attempts to ease the knot. In particular, the foreign minister announced that the US president invited his Russian counterpart to Washington during a phone call. Trump said he would “be glad to see [Putin] in the White House” and then added that he “would be happy to make a reciprocal visit [to Moscow].”

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Update: Lavrov: "I'm 100% Certain Trump And Putin Wouldn't Allow A Military Confrontation" (Zero Hedge)

WNU editor: I have a number of concerns about Russian President Putin and President Trump .... and I disagree with both men a lot. But on this core issue of war .... I agree with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov .... I have confidence that both men will move heaven and earth to make sure that such an outcome never happens.