Posted on 09/06/2025 2:37:00 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Putin also said he doesn't see the need for foreign troops after a peace deal.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that his country's military would consider any foreign troops that appear on Ukrainian territory, especially before an agreed-upon ceasefire, to be "legitimate targets."
His remarks came after European leaders said they finalized a plan outlining potential postwar security guarantees for Ukraine at a meeting in Paris on Thursday.
"As for possible military contingents in Ukraine, this is one of the primary reasons for Ukraine's involvement in NATO. Therefore, if any troops appear there, especially now, during the course of hostilities, we assume that they will be legitimate targets for their destruction," Putin said while answering questions at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum in the Russian port of Vladivostok on Friday.
"And if decisions are reached that will lead to peace, to a long-term peace, then I simply do not see any point in their presence on the territory of Ukraine," he added.
Following Thursday's gathering in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that 26 countries expressed readiness to take direct action regarding potential postwar security guarantees for Ukraine. Macron said several countries are prepared to contribute "on land, in the sea or in the air" to "reassure the people of Ukraine and maintain the ceasefire once it's implemented, and maintain and guarantee peace."
"The plan will now be taken to the U.S. with the intention of formalizing it in the coming days," Macron said Thursday.
Putin said Friday that the issue of potentially deploying European forces in Ukraine to deter Russia has not been discussed "with us at a serious level yet."
Putin's spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said the presence of foreign troops in Ukraine near the Russian border would be "dangerous for our country."
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Their position on this has been consistent.
And anything inside Russia or Russian and floating in water is a legit target fir the Ukes and their friends to hit too. See how that works? 🙂
Makes perfect sense. Of course!!
Whistling past the graveyard.
So would all Russia’s oil shipments worldwide.
Trump needs t get us out of this war. It’s a European problem.
ABC still doesn’t understand what’s happening.
They have been consistent on this, yes.
Ain’t it the truth.
Related: “Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney is convinced that the international community and Ukraine’s defence forces should put maximum pressure on Russia to force it to peace.
The Canadian PM noted that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin “has not yet come to terms with the need for peace.”
-European Pravda
So, he blames everyone else, including Ukraine! How insulting.
the UK, WEF and Davos demand the USA get involved in their war to contain and diminish Russia.
They pretend that Russia wants to annex them, but the truth is they want to annex Russia and its boundless natural resources.
He basically has, Now offering sales of weapons to Ukraine and the EU if they can afford it. No more freebies. If the EU wants to perpetuate this war, let them, while their countries turn to shit at home. No skin off our noses.
Isn’t that like War 101?
Dual Slovenian citizen Melania says no.
“Foreign troops in Ukraine would be considered ‘legitimate targets’”
All the Russian troops in Ukraine, would therefor be legimate targets.
Yeah. It's called "war."
As would London, Berlin, Paris, Brussels and DC.
NATO is playing a childish game where they believe they have a natural right to conduct strikes against Russian forces, and even inside Russia with complete impunity.
"According to www.iAsk.Ai - Ask AI: Putin's statements regarding foreign troops in Ukraine being "legitimate targets" have been made on at least three distinct occasions as of September 6, 2025, based on the provided content. These pronouncements consistently occurred in the context of discussions surrounding potential peacekeeping or security forces for Ukraine."
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