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French Defense Minister Florence Parly emphasized that neither the European Union nor the United States had any interest in entering into a direct military clash with Russia.
And TASS news agency quoted Parly as saying in a radio interview in response to a question about whether Paris would send troops to Ukraine, "We have not declared war on Russia... I don't think any of the European Union countries or the United States wants to fight against it... Our goal is a ceasefire." She added, "Russia is a nuclear power, as well as NATO countries. Do you want a nuclear war?"
The French minister pointed out that nuclear weapons are weapons of deterrence and should not be used, considering that "the priority for France, as well as for NATO, is to ensure the security of member states, especially on the eastern flank... and Ukraine is not a member of NATO."
Parly pointed out that France has provided defensive weapons to Kiev for a period of time, but it does not ship military equipment as humanitarian aid. on it soon.
Russian President Vladimir Putin explained in a phone call yesterday with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron the reasons and circumstances for the decision to conduct a special military operation in the Donbass, and the two sides agreed to maintain contact.
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