Russian President Vladimir Putin warns Western troops in Ukraine are legitimate targets; discusses gas pipeline to China at economic forum.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (September 5, 2025) said that any Western troops deployed to Ukraine would be legitimate targets for Moscow to attack.
Mr. Putin was speaking a day after French President Emmanuel Macron said 26 countries had pledged to provide postwar security guarantees to Ukraine, including an international force on land, sea and in the air.
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