The Kremlin called this Wednesday direct conflict with NATO is “inevitable” if allied countries send troops into Ukraine, as French President Emmanuel Macron proposed the day before.

“In that case, we said no longer a possibility, but an inevitable naturee (conflict with NATO),” said the press secretary of the Russian president during a daily telephone press conference. Dmitry Peskov.

According to Peskov, the countries of the Atlantic Alliance should “assess” whether a conflict with Russia is possible “consistent with their interests and the interests of their people.”

Macron said on Tuesday that “Russia’s defeat is indispensable for the security and stability of Europe.”

He added that although “today there is no consensus” on the introduction of ground forces, He warned that nothing could be ruled out in the future and cited as an example the fact that two years ago no one was thinking about sending combat aircraft to Ukraine.

The French President considered that, given the growing aggressiveness of Russia both on Ukrainian soil and against other European allies, “I can’t wait” to give an answer and suggested “weighted ambiguity” about sending troops.

For several months now, the Kremlin has been assuring that Ukraine is fighting not only against the army of a neighboring country, but also against the NATO war machine.

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In particular, Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses the United States of artificially prolong the conflict supplying Kyiv with heavy weapons in order to achieve the “strategic defeat of Russia.”

(EFE)