Putin warns Europe against sending troops to Ukraine: "That means a war with Russia"
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that any deployment of European troops to Ukraine would be viewed as a direct act of war against Russia. Meanwhile, Russian strikes continue to target Ukrainian infrastructure and residential areas.
Why it matters
This statement marks a significant escalation in rhetoric regarding the potential for direct NATO-Russia conflict, increasing geopolitical instability in Eastern Europe.
Russian strikes killed eight civilians and wounded dozens of other people in Ukraine, local officials said Saturday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that sending European troops into Ukraine would amount to direct conflict with Russia.Putin, speaking to reporters at a summit of the BRICS group of emerging economies in India on Friday, said that if European governments send troops into Ukraine, it will mean "a war with Russia.""Now they're talking about how they're considering sending troops into Ukraine.
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