KABUL (Pajhwok): The Russian president has warned that sending foreign forces to Ukraine under any guise amid the ongoing war would be a “legitimate target” for Moscow.
According to Associated Press, Vladimir Putin said on Friday that any foreign troops sent to Ukraine while their war is still ongoing would be considered a “legitimate target” for Moscow.
It said: “Putin’s comments came hours after European leaders re-pledged their commitment to a potential peacekeeping force, a prospect that Moscow has repeatedly described as “unacceptable.”
According to the AP, Putin has rejected the idea that peacekeeping forces should be deployed in Ukraine after a final peace agreement.
“No one should doubt” that Moscow would comply with a treaty to halt its 3½-year full-scale invasion of its neighbor”.
He said that security guarantees would be needed for both Russia and Ukraine.
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