[HIGHLIGHTS] Putin: if US troops appear in Ukraine, we will treat them as interventionists

Putin: if US troops appear in Ukraine, we will treat them as interventionists. Earlier, US Senator from Utah Mike Lee said that if NATO troops enter Ukraine, the United States will have to withdraw from the North Atlantic Alliance.

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated this in an interview with journalist Dmitry Kiselev for Rossiya 1 and RIA Novosti. At the same time, he emphasized that the U.S. “understands this.” Earlier, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said NATO troops should not be allowed to enter Ukraine.