France's offer to send troops to Romania is not meant to provoke Russia, says French FM, who vowed to do everything to defuse tensions with Moscow
Romanian and French ministers reaffirmed that Europe was ready to impose massive sanctions on Russia should it attack Ukraine.
France said it also plans to send troops to Romania as part of a future NATO mission, seeking to reassure the Black Sea nation amid tensions with Russia. On Thursday, the Kremlin said the deployment of additional US troops in Eastern Europe was an escalation."I don't think one can say this is a provocation, to respond to the commitments we have in the framework of NATO," Le Drian told a news conference with his Romanian counterpart.
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