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(Dan Tri) – A senior Russian official warned France to think carefully before sending troops to Ukraine because this move could lead to dire consequences.
French soldiers (Photo: French Ministry of Defense).
`We are not interested in (French President Emmanuel) Macron’s statements. We are not interested in Mr. Macron, what he says or his boundaries. We will take down every French soldier who sets foot
Mr. Tolstoy warned that President Macron’s idea of sending French soldiers to Ukraine `will end with coffins covered with the (French) tricolor flag`.
According to Russian officials, in the past two years, about 13,000 foreign mercenaries have sided with Kiev to participate in the war in Ukraine, including 367 French citizens.
`147 people were killed, that is, 147 French citizens were killed in Ukraine,` Mr. Tolstoy said.
Mr. Tolstoy warned France to consider how many more people are at risk of dying if Paris officially deploys troops to the conflict area.
`The French must realize the consequences… You are provoking World War Three,` the Russian official added.
Last month, after a meeting with leaders of allied countries, President Macron said they discussed the option of sending troops to Ukraine.
A series of leaders of allied countries later spoke out to reject the idea of sending troops into Ukraine, saying this was a dangerous idea that could lead to direct conflict between Russia and NATO and even World War 3.
Earlier this week, the head of Russia’s foreign intelligence service, Sergey Naryshkin, announced that France was preparing a force of up to 2,000 troops to deploy to Ukraine.
Ukrainian MP Aleksey Goncharenko also said on March 20 that France is considering deploying military forces to the conflict area, more specifically to Ukrainian areas bordering Belarus.
Meanwhile, in an interview with DPA news agency this week, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said that the presence of Western forces in Ukraine is an `open secret`.
Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed this week that Moscow knew that Western soldiers, including French citizens, had been involved in the conflict in Ukraine for some time.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said on March 19 that Ukraine does not need NATO troops on its territory to defeat Russia.
Mr. Kuleba added that what Ukraine needs from foreign sponsors is weapons, especially drones, not human resources.