Putin: Foreign troops deployed to Ukraine before peace agreement is signed would be considered a target by Russian forces
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin has said that any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine before a peace agreement is signed would be considered a legitimate target by Russian forces.
This comes as Western allies Thursday agreed to deploy troops
to Ukraine a day after a ceasefire is agreed.
Tracey Furniss has more.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking in Vladivostok Friday said any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine before a peace agreement is signed would be considered a legitimate target by Russian forces.
He spoke just hours after European leaders again pledged their commitment to a potential peacekeeping force in Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron had welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Elysee Palace in Paris Thursday along with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and leaders of the "coalition of the willing" a broad term for about 30 nations supporting Ukraine, mainly European countries.
In a meeting, the French President assessed postwar security guarantees for Ukraine that they might be able to provide along with the United States.
Macron said 26 of Ukraine's allies have pledged to deploy troops as a reassurance force for the war-torn country once fighting ends with Russia.
This as the UK, France and Estonia have suggested they are ready to deploy troops to Ukraine to deter Putin from attacking again, while officials in Poland said Warsaw will not take part and will instead focus on bolstering NATO security in the east of Europe.
At the United Nations General Assembly Thursday, Ukraine's deputy foreign minister urged the world's nations to step up pressure and sanctions on Russia.
MARIANA BETSA, Deputy Foreign Minister, Ukraine:"If Russia goes unpunished, it will seek to expand the war to the west, into other countries. We need to raise the cost of aggression for Russia."
Meanwhile, many residents in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region
are evacuating the area.
The region has been the epicentre of heavy fighting for years and town after town is emptying amid the fighting as Russian forces now control around 70 percent of the area.
