America knows the consequences and dangers of sending NATO troops to Ukraine

report Mehr News Agency quoted by Sputnik, Anatoly Antonov, the Russian ambassador in Washington, stated that the United States cannot ignore the consequences of sending military forces of its allies to Ukraine.

Antonov said in his press statements in response to the report published by the US military in which he described Russia as an “enemy” of America: it is clear that these descriptions It is provocative in the context of the combined war that the West has waged against us. The statements of the US military can lead to very negative consequences.”

He added: This confirms the action of Washington’s allies, who are now talking about sending their armed forces to Ukraine, which was unthinkable before. Americans cannot fail to understand the dangers of these developments.

This senior diplomat of the Russian government further emphasized that “Pentagon (US Department of Defense) due to the special responsibility that Russia and the United States have to achieve strategic stability on their shoulders, the principles of international politics should be remembered and returning to the principle of indivisibility of security is the only way to prevent conflict.”

German Chancellor Olaf Schultz said on Tuesday that neither NATO countries nor European Union countries will send their ground forces to Ukraine.

Before this, NATO Secretary General rejected the possibility of sending military forces to Ukraine by the countries of this alliance. The Secretary General of NATO said that the alliance has no plans to send military forces to Ukraine.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg yesterday denied reports that NATO plans to send military personnel to Ukraine. In an interview with the Associated Press, NATO Secretary General said: NATO is supporting Ukraine in an unprecedented way. We have been doing this since 2014 and after the (Russian) attack, we increased it. But there is no plan to send NATO combat troops to Ukraine.

Before this, French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized that European leaders discussed the possibility of sending military forces to Ukraine, but there is still no consensus.

A few hours ago, Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman of the Russian presidency, announced that if Western forces are sent to Ukraine, a direct conflict between NATO and Russia will not be a possibility but inevitable. was.

Also, EU ministers announced the approval of the 13th package of sanctions against Russia, within the framework of which restrictive measures were applied against 106 natural persons and 88 legal entities.

The statement issued by the Council said: “The Council of the European Union decided to take restrictive measures against 106 individuals and 88 other entities responsible for the actions that It undermines or threatens the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine