European troops in Ukraine would be legitimate targets for Russia, FM Lavrov says

28-12-2025 15:48 HKT

Service members of the 152nd Jaeger Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces stand next to a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launch system at their position in a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine December 25, 2025. (Reuters)

Any European troop contingents deployed to Ukraine would become legitimate targets for Russia’s armed forces, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in remarks published by state news agency TASS on Sunday.

Lavrov, without providing evidence, also accused European politicians of being driven by “ambitions” in their relations with Kyiv and disregarding the people of Ukraine and of their own nations.

(Reuters)

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