Russia considers the deployment of Western troops in Ukraine entirely unacceptable, with Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova asserting that such forces will be regarded as legitimate military targets.
– “Russia has repeatedly made clear that the presence of Western troops on Ukrainian soil, under any flag, threatens our security. We will treat these troops as legitimate military targets.”
– “It was the unrestrained expansion of NATO‘s geopolitical space right up to our borders, including Ukraine, that became one of the root causes of the conflict.“
– “Without eliminating this, its resolution is impossible.”
– “Russia will seek to resolve this issue through military or political means,” noting that Moscow had proposed “various options.“
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