Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a blunt warning on Friday that he would consider any Western troops deployed to Ukraine to be «legitimate targets» for strikes.
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a blunt warning on Friday that he would consider any Western troops deployed to Ukraine to be «legitimate targets» for strikes. His comments were a response to Ukraine’s allies, led by French President Emmanuel Macron, attempting to piece together postwar protections for Kyiv at a security meeting in Paris attended by 35 world leaders—most remotely.