President Putin says European troops in Ukraine would escalate the war

French President Emmanuel Macron, delivers a speech during a state dinner with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Source: EPA / Yoan Valat/AP

Leaders of European Commission nations have stated that they will not be sending troops to Ukraine, after President Macron earlier in the week said it was a possibility. Russia's President Vladimir Putin has warned that direct conflict between NATO and Russia would be inevitable if the alliance sends combat troops.

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