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Retaliatory Measures Will Not Be Just Political If France Sends Troops to Ukraine - Moscow

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - If France sends troops to Ukraine, then the retaliatory measures will lie far beyond the political sphere, Director of the First European Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Artyom Studennikov told Sputnik.
"We note that the increasingly belligerent rhetoric of the French president, who does not rule out the possibility of sending French troops to Ukraine, does not meet, mildly speaking, widespread support among EU and NATO allies and is rejected by a significant majority of French people. Nevertheless, we cannot but take such statements, which in essence are veiled threats with all seriousness," Studennikov said.
"You are asking about our possible diplomatic reaction, but it is obvious that in the case of such a scenario, retaliatory measures will lie far beyond the political sphere. We have warned the French side about this more than once," he added.
French President Emmanuel Macron reviews troops during a Prise d'armes military ceremony in the courtyard of the Hotel National des Invalides in Paris, on February 19, 2024.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 19.03.2024
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