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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Friday that Western military personnel deployed to Ukraine would become "legitimate targets for defeat," raising fresh threats against the idea of international peacekeepers once a cease-fire is reached.

"This is one of the root causes (of the war): trying to involve Ukraine in NATO ," Putin said, speaking at an economic forum in Russia’s Far East. "So if any troops appear there, especially during the ongoing hostilities, we assume they will be legitimate targets for defeat."

His remarks came a day after European and allied nations signaled support for a coordinated postwar mission. At a gathering in Paris, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that 26 countries had co

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