War in Ukraine: Russia says European troops in Ukraine would be ‘unnacceptable’

21/08/2025 08:05 France 24

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday the presence of European troops in Ukraine would be "absolutely unacceptable" to Russia while Kyiv and its allies push to establish security guarantees to end the war. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that such guarantees were a prerequisite before meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.

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