In uncommon call, Russian defense minister cautions French equivalent versus sending out soldiers to Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP)-- Russia's defense minister cautioned his French equivalent versus releasing soldiers to Ukraine in an unusual call Wednesday and kept in mind that Moscow is all set to participate in speak with end the dispute.Sergei Shoigu informed French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu that if Paris acts on its declarations about the possibility of sending out a French military contingent to Ukraine, "it will produce issues for France itself," according to a declaration from the Russian Defense Ministry. It didn't elaborate.The discussion followed French President Emmanuel Macron's remarks in February, in which he stated that the possibility of Western soldiers being sent out to Ukraine might not be dismissed.The call marked the very first such contact in between Russian and French defens...