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Russia says foreign troops sent to Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’

Ukrainian military's Grad multiple rocket launcher fires rockets at Russian positions in the frontline near Bakhmut, Donetsk region. Russia has warned that any foreign troops in Ukraine would be seen as legitimate targets. © Libkos / AP

Moscow (Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday that any troops sent to Ukraine by Western governments would be "legitimate combat targets", after France and Britain announced plans to deploy a multinational force there in the event of a ceasefire.

A Russian Foreign Ministry statement said "militaristic declarations" by a coalition of pro-Ukraine Western governments were becoming increasingly dangerous.

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