 Russia President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Patriot air defense that the United States is supplying to Ukraine was an old weapons system that Russia would be able to counter. Putin told reporters that the Patriot was quite old and did not work like Russia's S-300 system. Okay, we will take this into account, and an antidote will always be found, he said. Putin said Russia wants an end to the war in Ukraine and all armed conflicts end with diplomatic negotiations. Our goal is not to spin the fly-ball of military conflict, but on the contrary, to end this war. We are striving for this, and will continue to strive, Putin told reporters.