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(NewsNation) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that immoderate overseas troops deployed to Ukraine, peculiarly portion its penetration was inactive ongoing, would beryllium considered “legitimate targets” by Moscow's forces.
Putin's comments came hours aft European leaders repledged their committedness to a imaginable peacekeeping force, a imaginable that Moscow has repeatedly described arsenic “unacceptable.”
“If immoderate troops look there, particularly present portion warring is ongoing, we presume that they volition beryllium morganatic targets,” helium said during a sheet astatine the Eastern Economic Forum successful the acold eastbound Russian metropolis of Vladivostok.
Putin besides dismissed the thought of peacekeeping forces successful Ukraine aft a last bid deal, saying “no 1 should doubt” that Moscow would comply with a pact to halt its 3 1/2-year full-scale penetration of its neighbor.
He said that information guarantees would beryllium needed for some Russia and Ukraine.
Putin's comments travel remarks from French President Emmanuel Macron connected Thursday that 26 of Ukraine’s allies person pledged to deploy troops arsenic a “reassurance force” for Ukraine erstwhile warring ends.
Macron spoke aft a gathering successful Paris of the alleged conjugation of the willing, a radical of 35 countries that enactment Ukraine. He said that 26 of the countries had committed to deploying troops to Ukraine — oregon to maintaining a beingness connected land, astatine oversea oregon successful the aerial — to assistance warrant the country’s information the time aft immoderate ceasefire oregon bid is achieved.
Addressing the participants of the planetary economical league the Ambrosetti Forum connected Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was important that information guarantees “start moving now, during the war, and not lone aft it ends.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
