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US Will Not Send Long-Range Missiles to Kiev as UK Planning Deliveries - Reports

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States has no plans to send long-range missiles to Ukraine, hoping that the United Kingdom's intention to transfer such weapons would help Washington to avoid criticism amid calls for boosting arms deliveries to Kiev, including the MGM-140 ATACMS surface-to-surface missiles, media reported.
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The US is expected to continue providing the MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile systems, ammunition and armored vehicles, the report said.
Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine
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