“This is a sovereign decision that each NATO ally will have to make independently,” TASS quotes him as saying.

Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to “create a ninth coalition for deep strikes,” which would supply bombs and long-range missiles to Ukraine.

He also said that the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine cannot be ruled out.

The UN urged to avoid inflammatory rhetoric on the conflict in Ukraine against the backdrop of the French leader’s words about the possibility of sending European troops to Kyiv.