#Russia called the French ambassador for an explanation: The dead French in Kharkiv were members of the regular French Army - They were not mercenaries... 19/01/24

Direct French involvement in the war - Russia hardens its stance

Russia- #France relations are showing a sharp deterioration after the Russian strike on a mercenary base in Kharkiv, which killed more than 60 and injured at least 20 soldiers.

Moscow today summoned the French ambassador to the foreign ministry for an explanation regarding the unprecedented number of dead French soldiers in Kharkiv.

Moscow considers that these are soldiers of the regular French #Army, officers, special forces, advisers, etc., who were sent on behalf of the French government. This also explains their large number in a specific location in #Kharkiv and not on the front lines of the war.

"Bomb" Ritter: Not all the French killed in Kharkiv were mercenaries

The strike on a building in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Tuesday (16/1/2024) resulted in the death of 60 mercenaries — mostly of French nationality.

The presence of armed Frenchmen in Ukraine's second-largest city has sparked speculation about who they are working for, Scott Ritter, a former CIA officer and former UN weapons inspector, told Sputnik. The American expert drops a real bombshell saying that not all French soldiers were mercenaries.

It essentially reveals the direct involvement of the West in the battles with the Russian forces, which comes as a result, among other things, of the scarcity of the Ukrainian army, but also of the great impact that a defeat in #Ukraine's #proxy #war will have for #NATO.

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