© Sputnik / Kirill ZykovFormer Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
In a post on social media, Medvedev lashed out at Kiev's Western backers, arguing that they are "taking the world for fools" if they believe that sending foreign forces to Ukraine would not lead to a dangerous escalation. If NATO soldiers do end up in Ukraine, they will not be limited to non-combat roles, he claimed.
"They will become part of the regular forces that are fighting against us. That is why they will have to be treated only as the enemy," Medvedev, who currently serves as deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, wrote. "We should take no prisoners! The highest rewards must be given out for every killed NATO soldier."
Russian businessmen and activists have previously set bounties for the destruction of Western-made tanks in Ukraine.
The idea of having NATO boots on the ground in Ukraine has been floated by French President Emmanuel Macron, who said that "all options are possible." He stressed, however, that Paris has no such plans at the moment.
During a rare phone conversation between defense chiefs on Wednesday, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu warned his French counterpart, Sebastien Lecornu, that sending French troops to Ukraine would have disastrous consequences for Paris.
Moscow has warned that deploying NATO troops to Ukraine would put the bloc on the brink of a full-blown conflict with Russia. President Vladimir Putin warned earlier that it would be "one step shy of a full-scale World War III."
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I wonder how many Westerners would be glad to chip in, if it didn't result in us having no access to our bank accounts, losing our jobs and being labelled a traitor or sanctioned
Only 10 percent Poles accept the possibility of introducing the Polish Armed Forces to Ukraine. Therefore, if the authorities in Warsaw wanted to legally approve Poland's entry into the war, for example through a referendum, despite their efforts so far, they would undoubtedly fail. Therefore, you can be completely sure that if such a decision is made, no one will ask Poles for their opinion, and Polish soldiers will simply find themselves in Ukraine, probably immediately in the heat of battle, just to create a fait accompli.
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Likewise what the hell does "Ukraine is fighting for us" actually mean
They've sold these lies and slogans on the back of the comical narrative that Ukraine is the pinnacle of Western values - democracy, freedom, equality, decency. Kiev is the Camelot of Europe whilst also being the gates to the Western garden, the last barrier against the hordes of Orcs from the Eastern jungles
Its all absolute BS, there's not even a vestige of truth to the narrative - Prior to 2022 virtually no-one in the West knew anything about Ukraine. Its politics and its culture have never had any influence on Western politics or culture. Ukraine could have been eviscerated off the map and no-one in the West would have been any the wiser
Ukraine and Israel were geopolitical mistakes and should never have been created in the first place - their demises will not be missed
Prior to early 200x I knew Ukraine only from books and never before in my life I saw any Ukrainian „in the flesh” — and I wasn't aware how happy I was.
Yes, in Poland it all has been started much earlier; with the election of banderite Yushchenko for Ukraine's president — they started pimping out Ukraine for us as a "friend".
Thought this snippet on Wiki was revealing
But this is the long-gone past — and today we shouldn't look for any ties with that corrupted land, when having enough of domestic problems to solve.
Is Putin good enough physician? We'll see…
There won't be any French combatants going to Ukraine anytime soon because they already learned that lesson. Ukrainian authoritar's are still digging the last lot out of the rubble.
Hence Europe needs to wake up and realize it is on the wrong team; has the wrong equipment; and lacks industrial capacity to make any changes in the pertinent future.
Quite a Joke.
European states have reduced themselves to pathetic vassals of the US (South Korea, Japan and Germany can testify that they will never be allowed to rise above the status of vassal state)
The Europeans are now energy dependant of the racketeering goodwill of the Americans
Swathes of European industries have already decided to quit Europe and relocate to the US
The planners in DC must be thinking "F* Ukraine, we've won the war ( in Europe )"
I ask again, what part of Nuland's "F* the EU" don't people understand