Russian officials, including Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, have reiterated Russia's opposition to the deployment of NATO or European troops in Ukraine. Moscow categorically rejects any scenarios involving the presence of foreign military forces on Ukrainian territory, viewing such deployments as unacceptable and a form of foreign military intervention. This stance was emphasized amid discussions of potential cease-fire plans and peacekeeping proposals co-chaired by the United Kingdom and France. Russia warns that the introduction of NATO contingents could lead to an uncontrolled escalation of the conflict and has called on Western countries to respect its position, underscoring that it will not support any foreign military presence in Ukraine.