Moscow, Russia – The Kremlin firmly rejected any possibility of European troops being deployed in Ukraine as part of peace efforts, labeling it as a direct act of NATO involvement in the ongoing conflict.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasized on Thursday that the presence of European troops in Ukraine would signify the official entry of NATO countries into the war against Russia.
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“We cannot allow that to happen,” Lavrov stated during a joint press conference with Zimbabwean Foreign Minister Amon Murwira in Moscow.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also reiterated Moscow’s strong opposition to the deployment of Western troops in Ukraine. He criticized French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent speech, calling it “extremely confrontational” and dismissing it as incompatible with a peace-oriented stance.
“The speech is really extremely confrontational. It can hardly be perceived as a speech by a head of state who is thinking about peace,” Peskov said. “Rather, from what was said, one can conclude that France is thinking more about war, about continuing the war.”
President Macron, in his address to the nation on Wednesday, had urged Europe to rearm in response to the Russian “threat” and expressed doubts about the US’s commitment to securing the continent. He also reiterated his support for sending European troops to Ukraine as part of a proposed resolution to the conflict.
Lavrov, however, made it clear that there was “no room for compromise” on the matter, suggesting that discussions around European troop deployment were driven by hostile intentions.
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