Russian President Vladimir Putin issued another warning to Europe on Friday, threatening that any deployment of European troops to Ukraine would amount to direct war with Russia. “Now they are talking about how they might send troops onto Ukrainian territory. That means war with Russia,” Putin said, referring to discussions among European governments over possible security guarantees for Ukraine.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The warning follows years of similar Kremlin threats aimed at discouraging Western countries from deepening military support for Kyiv. At the same time, Putin claimed Russia posed no threat to Europe, accusing European leaders of frightening their populations with what he called an “imaginary” danger from Moscow. “We are not threatening and have no intention of threatening European countries,” Putin said. The denial comes despite Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, launched in February 2022, and Moscow’s repeated use of military threats toward countries supporting Kyiv. No such deployment has taken place. Putin’s latest threat comes as Ukraine’s allies debate how to ensure that any future ceasefire is backed by credible security guarantees capable of preventing Moscow from regrouping and launching another attack.