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NATO's deployment in Ukraine is unacceptable: Russian FM

18 February 2025 18:35 (UTC +04:00)

Any deployment of NATO forces in Ukraine 'completely unacceptable', Lavrov says, APA reports citing the Guardian.

Lavrov got asked about the potential of any deployment of NATO troops to Ukraine, and dismisses the proposal as “completely unacceptable”.

"We noted that president Trump was the first of western leaders to say that dragging Ukraine into NATO was one of the main [reasons behind] what is happening, one of Biden’s biggest mistakes. Had Trump been the president, that would have never happened.", he stated.

President Putin stressed more than once that Nato’s expansion and the absorption of Ukraine by NATO was a direct threat to the Russian Federation and our sovereignty.

And we explained today that any appearance by armed forces from the NATO countries under some flag, under the European flag or under flags, doesn’t change anything.

It is of course completely unacceptable," - top diplomat said.