Russian President Vladimir Putin says the presence of any foreign forces in Ukraine is unacceptable to Moscow and poses a threat to Russia’s national security.
The TASS news agency reported on Thursday, November 12, that Putin made the remarks during a meeting with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the US negotiators.
Putin said Russia had maintained from the outset that it would not accept the presence of foreign forces in Ukraine because, in Moscow’s view, such a move would endanger Russia’s security.
He added that the parties had also agreed in principle on this issue during the Istanbul talks, and that, so far, apparently no one had opposed this position.
