The State Duma reacted to Europe's plan to deploy troops in Ukraine

Russia does not need NATO troops approaching its borders. Svetlana Zhurova, deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, said this on Thursday, March 27, in response to the relevant plan of the European Union (EU).

Earlier that day, it became known that the European military was discussing the possible deployment of a contingent of the "coalition of the willing" on the territory of Ukraine, including along the Dnieper River. Life.Ru .

Zhurova drew attention to the fact that initially it was said that NATO should not be at Russia's borders, and nothing has changed.

"We don't treat these scenarios well. Ukraine was involved in this conflict in order to get closer to us later, it is clear to everyone...> Probably, this is the subject of discussion, but the fact itself is that we do not need to approach our borders at all," the parliamentarian said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

The parliamentarian admitted that Russian President Vladimir Putin would discuss this with American leader Donald Trump.

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Earlier, on March 21, the countries of the so-called "coalition of the willing" decided not to send ground forces to Ukraine. Instead, Western countries plan to focus on ensuring air and maritime security for Kiev. A number of experts, in a conversation with the British newspaper Financial Times, attributed the change in approach to the lack of forces in the UK to deploy a large number of military personnel in Ukraine.

Bloomberg reported on March 27 that French President Emmanuel Macron plans to call Trump after the summit of the "coalition of the willing" to inform him about what Europe can do for Ukraine. 360.ru .