Russian defense minister warns French counterpart against sending troops to Ukraine

MOSCOW — Russia’s defense minister warned his French counterpart against deploying troops to Ukraine in a rare phone call Wednesday and noted that Moscow is ready to take part in talks to end the conflict. Sergie Shoigu told French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu that if Paris follows up on its statements about the possibility of … Continue reading Russian defense minister warns French counterpart against sending troops to Ukraine