Reports of France planning on sending troops to Kyiv for training purposes emerged last week.
Russia is warning that Western troops arriving in Ukraine for any reason will be considered 'legitimate' targets as Moscow's bloody invasion continues.Reports emerged last week that France was planning to send troops to Kyiv to train the Ukrainian military, with Ukraine's ground forces commander General Oleksandr Syrskyi saying that he had 'already signed the documents that will allow the first French instructors to visit.
Last week, a Reuters report based on three anonymous diplomatic sources indicated that France was planning to send military trainers to Ukraine to provide 'technical expertise for warplanes to be provided by the West' and maintain equipment.The plans were reportedly 'very advanced' at the time of the Reuters report, with the possibility of French troops already being in Ukraine during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to France this week.
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