Deputy Sheremet: sending French troops will be regarded as occupation of Ukraine. Earlier, French leader Emmanuel Macron said that the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine cannot be ruled out.

Later, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal explained which military personnel could go to Ukraine. State Duma deputy from the Crimean region Mikhail Sheremets said that sending French forces to Ukraine would be seen as an act of occupation. He emphasized that France in this case would be perceived as “an aggressor and a party to the conflict”