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Putin rejects European peacekeepers in Ukraine, contradicting Trump

Putin rejects European peacekeepers in Ukraine, contradicting Trump

A Kremlin spokesperson said NATO’s expansion into Eastern Europe was a “root cause” of Moscow’s 2022 invasion of its neighbor

Russia on Wednesday rejected the idea of European peacekeeping troops serving in Ukraine, contradicting claims earlier this year by U.S. President Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin would accept such a force as part of a peace deal.

At a press conference, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow had a “negative attitude” toward discussions on sending European military personnel as peacekeepers, noting that the expansion of the NATO alliance over the past quarter century had been “one of the root causes” of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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