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The presence of NATO troops in Ukraine, regardless of the pretext or scenario, would be absolutely unacceptable to Russia, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has stated.

Commenting on British officials’ remarks about a hypothetical military mission on Monday, Zakharova claimed that “London is hell-bent on constantly upping the ante in the conflict and pushing its NATO partners to a dangerous line, beyond which a new global conflict lies.”

“We reiterate the position that we have voiced on multiple occasions that we categorically reject any scenarios, envisaging the arrival of a military contingent in Ukraine, involving NATO states,” the spokeswoman clarified.

Sergey Shoigu, secretary of Russia’s National Security Council and former defense minister, earlier warned that the arrival of NATO troops in Ukraine could trigger a third world war.