American flag on the US Department of Defense building. File photoWASHINGTON Sep 23The US is not looking for conflict with Russia and is trying to «manage the escalation» in Ukraine to avoid being drawn into a direct confrontation, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said. «We are not looking for conflict with Russia. Of course, we are attentive to managing the escalation in this conflict,» she said during a briefing for journalists. The United States, together with its allies, provides multibillion-dollar military, economic and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, applies sanctions against Russia in an attempt to weaken its ability to fight fighting. Jean-Pierre stressed that, from Washington's point of view, only Russia is responsible for the conflict and is able to end it at any time. />The French were furious after Zelensky's demands to Israel
