The understanding between Russia and the United States would not be as it paints Donald Trump. Just a few hours after the US president said that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putinhe would be willing to accept the presence of European troops in Ukraine Within the framework of a peace agreement, The Kremlin has denied his statementsalthough indirectly.
Asked Tuesday by Trump’s words, the spokesman for the Presidency Russia, Dmitri Peskov, has referred to an earlier statement by Russian Foreign Minister, Serguéi Lavrovthat last week he already made clear the Russia’s rejection of the presence of NATO military In Ukrainian territory, even if they operated under another flag.
“The expansion of NATO, the absorption of Ukraine through the Alliance, is a direct threat to the interests of the Russian Federation and our sovereignty,” said Lavrov. “The appearance of armed forces of those same NATO countries, but under a false flag, Under the flag of the European Union or under national flags, nothing changes in this regard. Of course, this is unacceptable to us“He said, according to Reuters.
Although He did not want to openly contradict TrumpPeskov has now alluded to those statements of the head of Russian diplomacy. “There is a position on this issue that was expressed by Russian Foreign Minister, Lavrov. I have nothing to add to this and nothing to comment,” he said, in statements collected by the same agency.
This Monday, Trump said before the media after meeting with the French president, Emmanuel Macronthat “European troops could go to Ukraine As pacifiers, so that when there is agreement they can watch that everything is fulfilled correctly. “He [Putin] will accept it. I have asked that specific question. Has no problem with it “he insisted.
Macron, in turn, has reiterated after that meeting with Trump the willingness of France and United Kingdom for Send troops to Ukraine. “Not to go to the front, not to go to the first line of confrontation, but to be in certain locations defined by the treaty as a presence to maintain this peace and our collective credibility with the support of the US,” he said, in an interview With ‘Fox News’ after the meeting at the White House.
Source: Lasexta
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