Director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SSR) Sergey Naryshkin said on Tuesday that French President Emmanuel Macron’s statements regarding the possible deployment of NATO soldiers in Ukraine are pushing the world to the brink of nuclear war, Reuters and Agerpres reported.

Last week, President Macron invited European countries to send troops to Ukraine, although he warned that there was no consensus on the issue at this stage. The United States and key European allies later said they had no plans to send ground troops to Ukraine.

“This shows the high degree of irresponsibility of the modern European leader, in this case the French president,” said the director of the SVR in an interview with Russian television, according to Moscow news agencies.

“Of course, it is sad to see, observe and understand that the negotiating power of the current elites in Europe and the North Atlantic is at a very low level. They rarely show common sense. But these statements are extremely dangerous. They are already bringing us to the brink of nuclear war.”

After a conference in Paris last week attended by representatives of some 20 European countries, President Emmanuel Macron said there was no consensus on sending troops from Western countries to Ukraine, but said the topic could not be ruled out to ensure that ” Russia will not win.” “War with Ukraine.

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