The United Kingdom and France have said that they will not deploy troops to Ukraine unless Russia consents to the move. Moscow has long claimed that it would not ever allow NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) troops to build any kind of military presence in Ukraine.

Moscow views the Ukraine conflict as a NATO proxy war against Russia. After the 2022 escalation, Western nations sought to isolate Russia diplomatically, but the policy backfired on European NATO members after Washington shifted course under US President Donald Trump in order to pursue a negotiated resolution. –RT

A senior diplomatic source told the British newspaper that members of the pro-Kiev “coalition of the willing” have privately conceded that they would “only send our troops if there’s Russian consent.”

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Moscow’s warnings that foreign troops would be considered legitimate military targets are taken seriously, and given that risk, “you need to send a different kind of force,” the source said, adding that Russian opposition has had “a tremendous effect” on the discussions. A European defense source described the proposed mission as “rather hypothetical.”

Some Western leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, have previously claimed that Russia’s permission to station troops in Ukraine would not be required. According to the press reports, however, the hypothetical deployment of European NATO countries’ troops would necessitate US security guarantees.

Russia has been accusing France of preparing to deploy troops to Ukraine for almost two years now.

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Many war hawks in Europe continue to oppose any kind of negotiations with Russia, hoping instead for an all-out hot war with the West.

The Epstein files have taken some of the attention away from the war efforts continuing in Ukraine.

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