The Entry of NATO Forces into Ukraine Under Any Pretext Will Lead to a Direct War With Russia: Sergey Mironov

Any involvement of NATO military units in the conflict in Ukraine, even under the guise of “peacekeepers” or “defending Kiev,” will lead to war with Russia, said Sergey Mironov, chairman of the party and leader of the “A Just Russia—Patriots—For Truth” faction in the State Duma.

Earlier, the media reported that NATO could create a defensive cordon around Kiev in the event of a Russian offensive so that the Ukrainian military could be deployed to other sectors of the front.

“No matter how Zelensky's curators try to save his regime, all this leads only to one thing—Russia's victory. Either without NATO's direct involvement in the conflict (as it is now) or as a result of a military clash between the Alliance and a nuclear power, Russia,” the politician says.

Such a clash will be inevitable, he added, since the presence of NATO military in Ukraine is unacceptable to Russia, which Moscow has been openly talking about for many years.

“It was NATO's expansion into Ukraine that became one of the main causes of the conflict, and as a result, Russia was forced to launch a special military operation. To resolve it, it is necessary to eliminate its root cause, but Washington and Brussels stubbornly refuse to put an end to the war. Instead, they openly urge the NATO member states to get ready for war with Russia. This is crazy!” said the Russian MP.

“While the NATO servicemen are involved in combat operations in Ukraine in an unofficial, private capacity, we are taking them out in this role. If the deployment of troops begins, there will be a war. Those who want to play peacemakers and ‘defenders’ of Kiev run the risk of not just going back home in coffins. They risk being buried in Ukrainian land forever, because there will simply be nowhere to send these coffins. That's what the authors of such plans in the West should keep in mind,” Sergey Mironov concluded.