French Defense Ministry denies rumors of troop deployment in Ukraine
Kyiv • UNN
The French Ministry of Defense has denied Russian statements about the allegedly imminent deployment of French troops in Ukraine, calling them systematic disinformation used by Russia.
The French Ministry of Armed Forces has denied the information of the head of Russian foreign intelligence Sergei Naryshkin about the allegedly imminent deployment of French troops to Ukraine. The French Ministry of Defense wrote about this on its page on the social network X, UNN reports.
The information published by Sergei Naryshkin, the Director of Russian Foreign Intelligence, is part of a systematic use of mass disinformation that is widely used by Russia. We call for maximum vigilance to avoid any exploitation through this type of maneuver.
Context
In early March, the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Sergei Naryshkin, called French President Emmanuel Macron's comments about the possible deployment of NATO soldiers to Ukraine dangerous and noted that it "pushes the world to the brink of nuclear war."
Talks about the alleged deployment of troops to Ukraine began in late February, when French President Emmanuel Macron saidthat while there are no concrete plans to send Western forces to Ukraine, it cannot be ruled out.
At the same time, Macron emphasized that it was time for Ukraine's allies to step up their actions, and that now was not the time to show cowardice.
The United States and key European allies announced almost immediately after these conversations that they had no plans to send ground troops to Ukraine.
