US seeks to downplay role in sinking of Russian warship
By BEN FOX, AAMER MADHANI, and NOMAAN MERCHANT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration sought Friday to downplay the role of American intelligence in the high-profile sinking of the Russian missile cruiser Moskva, distancing itself from any direct role in one of the greatest embarrassments for Russia since it attacked Ukraine. A day after an American official confirmed that the U.S. provided Ukraine