Sending troops to Ukraine would risk provoking nuclear war, Putin tells Nato
by Pjotr Sauer from World news | The Guardian on (#6JZVW)
Russian president threatens tragic' consequences for war interventionists during state of the nation speech
Vladimir Putin has told Nato countries that they risk provoking a nuclear war if they send troops to fight in Ukraine, in an annual state of the nation speech ramping up his threats against Europe and the US.
In a reference to Emmanuel Macron's comments earlier this week in which he opened the door to sending European ground troops to Ukraine, the Russian president said it would lead to tragic" consequences for the nations who decided to do that.
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