Putin issues a harsh threat to future allied troops in Ukraine, immediately after Macron announced that 26 countries will be present there “on the ground, at sea or in the air”

The President of Russia reiterated his opposition to the presence of foreign military in Ukraine, although he claimed that Kiev should be offered security guarantees, I write Reuters and Kommersant.

Vladimir Putin said on Friday that if foreign troops will now appear in Ukraine, they will immediately become legitimate targets for the Russian army, according to Reuters.

If decisions are made that lead to peace, to a long -term peace, then the presence of foreign troops on the Ukrainian territory does not make sense, said the Russian president.

“Therefore, if some troops appear there, especially now, during military operations, we start from the premise that they will be legitimate targets for destruction,” Putin told Vladivostok.

Putin confirmed that Ukraine should be offered security guarantees.

And when they are elaborated and provided, Russia will respect them, he added. “No one has discussed this yet with us at a serious level,” said the Kremlin leader, quoted by Kommersant.

An international terrestrial, maritime and aerial force

Putin made this statement one day after French President Emmanuel Macron said that 26 countries have committed to provide Ukraine with post-war security guarantees, including an international terrestrial, maritime and air force.

Invited to give details about the herds that the countries in the group of 26 want to send to Ukraine, Macron has avoided giving a direct answer by stating that the technical details will be agreed by the Chiefs of General Staff and the defense ministers in the respective countries. “We will not give details of Russia about our organization,” Macron added.

Guarantees also include a political component as Zelenski said that Ukraine's accession to the European Union is an economic and political guarantee. Also, the granting of guarantees is to be ratified in the parliaments of the 26 countries.

Putin does not rush to a meeting with Zelenski

In Friday's statements, Putin said once again that he is not in a hurry to meet with the President of Ukraine Volodimir Zelenski, despite the desire expressed in this regard by Donald Trump and the availability of the leader in Kiev.

The Russian leader stressed that he does not see too much sense in such a meeting, because it will be “impossible” to reach an agreement on key issues.

“Even if there is a political will, which I doubt, there are legal and technical difficulties,” Putin said.

He then reiterated his thesis on the lack of legitimacy of the current Ukrainian president-one rejected by the Kiev government.

Putin said that any territorial issues, according to the Constitution of Ukraine, must be confirmed by a referendum. To organize it, the martial law must be raised. If this is high, the presidential elections must be organized “immediately”.

And even when the referendum will take place, Putin said, it will be necessary to obtain a decision from the Constitutional Court, which does not work at present, because “the head of the regime ordered the security services not to leave the president of the Constitutional Court to enter his job.”

Putin also said that the best place for negotiations is the “capital of the Russian Federation, the city of hero Moscow”. “We will definitely provide working and security conditions. A 100%guarantee,” promised the head of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously said he considers the invitation to Moscow as a sign of the unprepared of the Russian for a high level meeting.