Putin threatens continued war if European troops enter Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin (photo: Getty Images)
Russia continues to accuse Europe of allegedly being unwilling to pursue peace and threatens to view the deployment of foreign troops to Ukraine after the war as a threat to its own security, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, according to TASS.
Threats of "continuing the war"
Putin cynically claimed during a meeting with Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner that Russia had always been "in favor" of dialogue with Europe and had never interrupted it.
Instead, he accused Europe of breaking off dialogue with Russia.
The Russian leader claims that he allegedly supports lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine and wants it to last "forever and ever."
"We have said from the very beginning that the presence of any foreign troops on Ukrainian territory is absolutely unacceptable to us. Because we believe it threatens Russian security," Putin brazenly stated.
He claimed that everyone had essentially agreed with this, including during the negotiations in Istanbul (in 2022, ed.).
According to Putin, the Trump administration and the US president himself are proposing that Russia reach an agreement on mechanisms for ensuring security in Europe as a whole.
"What do we hear from the Europeans? No. Only after peace is achieved in Ukraine. But after peace is achieved in Ukraine, they intend to deploy troops on Ukrainian territory. And that means the continuation of the war," Putin threatened.
Russian leader cynically urged the US administration to "work with European allies" so that they would finally decide what they want: peace or war in Ukraine.
Earlier, Putin said during a meeting with Trump's envoys that a humanitarian mission could be organized in Kostiantynivka, similar to the one carried out in Oleshky, Kherson region, in late October.
In addition, Russia opposes maintaining "gray zones". According to Putin, the Kremlin recognizes only one line of demarcation with Ukraine: the state border.
He said that then everything will be clear: you are here, we are here, and this is the line of demarcation.
It is also known that Witkoff and Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Their talks focused on the results of the trilateral meeting in Abu Dhabi on ending the war in Ukraine.
