MOSCOW, Feb 27, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday 
that sending troops to Ukraine was not in the interests of Western countries, 
after French President Emmanuel Macron said the option was on the table.

"This is absolutely not in the interests of these countries, they should be 
aware of this," Peskov said after being asked about Macron's statement, 
adding that many countries "are keeping a fairly sober assessment of the 
potential dangers of such actions".

"The very fact that the possibility of sending some contingents from NATO 
countries to Ukraine is being discussed is a very important new element," he 
said.

He noted that the Kremlin was "well aware of Mr. Macron's position on the 
need to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia."

Asked if the appearance of NATO troops in Ukraine would lead to a direct 
confrontation between the alliance and Russia, Peskov said:

"In this case we need to speak not about a possibility but of the 
inevitability" of confrontation, Peskov said. 

"And these countries need... to ask themselves if (confrontation) is in their 
interests and, mainly, if it's in the interests of the citizens", he said.