"If some troops appear there, especially now, during military operations, we proceed from the fact that these will be legitimate targets for destruction,"
"If decisions are reached that lead to peace, to long-term peace, then I simply do not see any sense in their presence on the territory of Ukraine, full stop,"
"NATO's attempt to find a way to Ukraine presents a threat to our country. That is why we view the presence of foreign armed forces, of NATO troops on the Ukrainian soil, near our borders, as a threat,"
"This is a threat to us because NATO views Russia as its enemy, and this is reflected in its documents. We cannot allow this to happen. And we will do everything that should be done to ensure our security,"
Russia asserts that deployment of Western or NATO forces in Ukraine during active military operations would be treated as a direct threat and legitimate targets for destruction. Russia states that durable peace would eliminate any rationale for foreign forces remaining on Ukrainian territory. Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and annexed Crimea in 2014. Twenty-six countries pledged international force deployments as part of post-war security guarantees. The Kremlin frames NATO expansion toward Ukraine as a security threat, says NATO views Russia as an enemy, and pledges to take measures to safeguard national security.
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