ALBAWABA - Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson, said on Tuesday that deploying soldiers to Ukraine was not in the interests of Western countries, following French President Emmanuel Macron's statement that the option was on the table.
"This is absolutely not in the interests of these countries, and they should be aware of this," Peskov said when questioned about Macron's statement, adding that the debate over sending soldiers was "a very important new element".
"The very fact that the possibility of sending some contingents from NATO countries to Ukraine is being discussed is a very important new element," Peskov added.
He also stated that the Kremlin was "well aware of Mr. Macron's position on the need to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia".
When asked if the presence of NATO forces in Ukraine will lead to a direct conflict between the alliance and Russia, Peskov responded: "In this case, we need to speak not about a possibility, but of the inevitability of conflict. And these countries need... to ask themselves if (confrontation) is in their interests and, mainly, if it's in the interests of the citizens" he went on to say.
Meanwhile, Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz stated that "no soldiers will be sent to Ukraine from Europe and NATO".
"What was agreed from the beginning among ourselves and with each other also applies to the future, namely that there will be no soldiers on Ukrainian soil sent there by European states or NATO states," Scholz told journalists
