Russia says the French president's remarks about a hypothetical troop deployment to Ukraine are 'very important and very dangerous.'
Russia 's government on Friday blasted France 's President Emmanuel Macron for again suggesting his country would consider sending troops to Ukraine to help defend against Russia 's ongoing invasion, if Kyiv were to request that level of help.
'The situation is changing dynamically.'Russia has pushed Ukraine onto the back foot on the battlefield as Kyiv grapples with shortages of troops and ammunition. Ukrainian forces are now racing to build more defensive fortifications at places along the roughly 600-mile front line. That line stretches from the northern to southern borders of Ukraine, with much of the country's eastern Donbas industrial heartland now held by Russia.
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