US EditionRussia says foreign troops in Ukraine would be targets after UK and France pledge post-ceasefire deployment
Russia declared Western military deployments in Ukraine as legitimate combat targets, opposing plans by Britain and France to send troops after a ceasefire, citing security threats to Europe.
- On Thursday, Maria Zakharova and the Russian Foreign Ministry warned Western military units and infrastructure in Ukraine would be foreign intervention and legitimate combat targets for the Russian Armed Forces.
- On Jan 6 in Paris, Britain and France agreed through a declaration signed by Keir Starmer, British Prime Minister, and Emmanuel Macron, French President, to deploy forces if a peace deal is reached.
- The Russian Foreign Ministry warned that the so-called coalition of the willing's militaristic declarations are becoming increasingly dangerous and constitute a veritable 'axis of war' destructive for Europe.
- The United States has ruled out deploying troops, but Steve Witkoff said President Donald Trump 'strongly stands behind' security protocols as Kyiv regime demands firm guarantees with Moscow holding nearly 20 per cent territory.
- Russia's long opposition to Western forces means Moscow said its February 2022 invasion aimed to block NATO absorption, while Ukraine and its allies accuse Russia of imperial-style war, noting it holds nearly 20 per cent of Ukraine.
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Russia warns Western forces in Ukraine would be legitimate targets
Moscow has sharply condemned a declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine by a so-called “coalition of the willing,” arguing the document has nothing to do with a peaceful settlement. Any Western military presence on Ukrainian territory would be treated as intervention and a “legitimate target for strikes,” Russian officials said. State news agency TASS quoted Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying that the deployment in Ukra…
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Moscow. The Kremlin once again warned the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Britain and France, first of all, that if they set up military bases and send troops to Ukraine, it will see this as “foreign intervention” that generates “threats for Russia and for all nations” on the continent and, therefore, the army will consider them “legitimate objectives”.
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