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Russia Rejects Macron's Peacekeeping Troop Proposal for Ukraine

3/7/2025

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Russia Rejects Macron

Russia has fiercely rejected French President Emmanuel Macron's call for European peacekeeping troops in Ukraine, perceiving it as a direct NATO intervention. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denounced Macron's remarks as provocative, warning that foreign military involvement would only heighten tensions, undermining the very peace it aims to achieve.

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Canada Joins Peacekeeping

Canada is poised to join a peacekeeping coalition in Ukraine, led by the U.K. and France, but only if a ceasefire is established, as stated by Defence Minister Bill Blair. Meanwhile, Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov vehemently opposes NATO's involvement, perceiving it as a direct threat to their sovereignty.

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Russia Rejects Macron

Russia has fiercely rejected French President Emmanuel Macron's call for European peacekeeping troops in Ukraine, perceiving it as a direct NATO intervention. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denounced Macron's remarks as provocative, warning that foreign military involvement would only heighten tensions, undermining the very peace it aims to achieve.

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