European Countries Sending Troops to Ukraine Would Mean ‘War With Russia,’ Putin Warns

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that European countries sending troops to Ukraine would signify a war with Russia. He made this statement following a three-day ceasefire that facilitated meetings with U.S. peace envoys. Putin asserted that European nations were fabricating a threat from Russia to alarm their own populations, emphasizing that Russia poses no danger to Europe.

• Putin warned that European countries sending troops to Ukraine would mean war with Russia.
• The warning came after a three-day ceasefire that allowed U.S. peace envoys to meet in Moscow and Kyiv.
• Putin stated that European countries were warning their citizens about an ‘imaginary threat’ from Russia.
• He claimed Russia does not and has never presented a threat to Europe.