Ukraine and the Europeans will take this as de-facto allowance of Western boots on the ground in Ukraine, that it won’t be responded to by Russia in any crazy over the top way.
Western boots on the ground coming to Ukraine in 1, 2, 3....
Western boots on the ground coming to Ukraine in 1, 2, 3....
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EU boots, not US boots. That move will be the end of the EU, the final nail in their coffin.