Posted on 07/17/2025 9:38:43 AM PDT by marshmallow
"The Russian side has repeatedly stated that a deployment of armed forces of other countries in Ukraine under any pretense would be absolutely unacceptable and it would regard this as preparations for foreign military intervention," Maria Zakharova stated
MOSCOW, July 17. /TASS/. Russia treats the idea of the "coalition of the willing" to create a multinational force as a plan of military intervention and will regard its units in Ukraine as legitimate targets, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
The diplomat was commenting on the outcome of the coalition’s earlier meeting. Following the event, the office of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued a statement that the headquarters of the coalition, which seeks to provide assistance to Ukraine, will be based in Paris under the command of a high-ranking general, and will move to London a year later.
"We have repeatedly stated that a deployment of armed forces of other countries in Ukraine under any pretense would be absolutely unacceptable. We regard this as preparations for foreign military intervention. We will consider these so-called ‘multinational forces’ as legitimate military targets," Zakharova said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov previously dismissed the West’s ideas about creating the force as the fantasies of those who "want to shine on the international stage.".
Only Russians get to militarily intervene in neighboring countries
Russia is scared Sless that NATO will enter the war. That’s why all the threats.
The Russian military is occupied with Ukraine. The US or NATO could roll them up like a blanket, and they know it.
Luckily Trump is not interested.
Russia is the spoiled child who thought they would be handed Ukraine and now realizes that isn’t happening.
Makes sense.
Yeah, we get to intervene halfway around the world!
“ The Russian military is occupied with Ukraine. The US or NATO could roll them up like a blanket, and they know it.”
Which is EXACTLY why all this BS about “If we don’t stop them now, they will take over all of Europe” being spoken by so many is a total lie.
Boring with your empty Russian threats.
Put up or shut up.
Russia is only reinforcing its depiction as being a “gas staion that happens to have left-over nukes”.
Just wait until the Chinese set up military bases in Mexico, then what will the whining neocons say?
Russia was not invited into Ukraine - but gets to deploy soldiers there.
NATO members are being invited by Ukraine into Ukraine - but Russia is entitled to "nix" that.
Ri-ight, Vlad!
Regards,
Always with the scenarios!
What's next?! Secret Nazi bases on the Far Side of the Moon?! A hidden portal to the interior of the Earth at the South Pole?!
Regards,
Well good, that “coalition “ is minus Italy, Hungary, Slovakia , and a few others.
Good to see the EU splitting up, they are more of a threat to the US than Russia is.
Proving Russia was right about NATO expansion all along.
The need for NATO ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The reason it was not ended is because the NATO countries wanted Russia's vast natural resources.
That’s been their policy all along.
Reductio ad Absurdum
First of all, are we threatening to invade Mexico? If they are threatening us with Chinese military base, we stop trade with Mexico.
In 1895 Japan attempted to place a naval base in Mexico. Admiral Mahan had a word with President Cleveland, and that was stopped.
And what is the reason for our intervention? Are we are trying to seize land like the Russians?
"That is like saying that the man who pushes a little old lady into the path of a bus is morally equivalent to the man who pushes her out of its path, because they both push little old ladies around."
William F. Buckley Jr.
I see you’re another warmonger propagandist.
FR is infested with your type.
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