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World News


KREMLIN WARNS OF WAR WITH NATO IF EUROPEAN MEMBERS SEND TROOPS TO UKRAINE

By Ronny Reyes

Published Feb. 27, 2024, 1:41 p.m. ET

The Kremlin warned that a conflict would erupt between Russia and NATO if its
European members send troops to fight in Ukraine — just a day after French
President Emmanuel Macron said deploying soldiers was not off the table.

“The very fact of discussing the possibility of sending certain contingents to
Ukraine from NATO countries is a very important new element,” Kremlin spokesman
Dmitry Peskov told reporters Tuesday.

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“In that case, we would need to talk not about the probability, but about the
inevitability (of a direct conflict),” he added.

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French President Emmanuel Macron suggested that it was possible that European
countries would send troops to fight in Ukraine. REUTERS
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Ukraine is seeing a weapons and ammunition shortage as it fights back the
encroaching Russian army. Getty Images

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Peskov’s comments were directed at Macron, who hosted a meeting of some 20
European leaders in Paris on Monday to discuss the war in Ukraine

While the French president said there was no consensus on sending troops to the
front lines, he added that “nothing should be excluded” in terms of making sure
Russia does not come out the victor.

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Peskov warned the West to consider whether fighting in Ukraine and risking a war
is in the best interest of its citizens.


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News that European allies were considering sending troops to Ukraine was broken
by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico prior to the Paris conference.

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NATO nations have said they seek to make sure Russian President Vladimir Putin
does not win the war, but members said they will not deploy troops. AP

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Fico, who has previously opposed sending military supplies to Ukraine, said his
nation would not take part in such a tactic, with other NATO members following
suit.

A White House official told Reuters that the US, which along with Russia holds
the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons in the world, has no plans to send troops
to fight in Ukraine.

Along with the Netherlands, Germany has also dismissed such a plan, with
Chancellor Olaf Scholz openly rejecting the idea on Tuesday.

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Ukraine estimates that some 31,000 soldiers have died during the war. AFP via
Getty Images

“Once again, in a very good debate, it was discussed that what was agreed from
the outset among ourselves and with each other also applies to the future,
namely that there will be no ground troops, no soldiers on Ukrainian soil sent
there by European countries or NATO states,” Scholz said.



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Germany is one of Ukraine’s biggest supporters in Europe, but Berlin has been
wary of escalating tensions with Russia, and much like the US, debates have
stalled the supply of weapons Kyiv has asked for.

With fears of Russia’s encroachment in Eastern Europe, Sweden has finally joined
NATO on Monday after 200 years of the nation’s military self-reliance that has
kept it neutral through global wars.

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Ukraine has urged its Western allies to help supply the funds and weapons it
needs to push Russia back. ZUMAPRESS.com

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Sweden’s membership suggests the peacemaker nation, which has stood at odds with
conflicts inside other NATO countries over humanitarian issues, is wary of
standing alone against a possible Russian invasion similar to the situation
Ukraine finds itself in.

While NATO bolsters its forces with the addition of Sweden, officials have
reiterated that the alliance does not seek a direct conflict with Russia.

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“Neither NATO nor NATO allies are party to the conflict,” NATO Secretary-General
Jens Stoltenberg emphasized in a statement on Feb. 14.

With Post wires


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