According to the Director of the European Department at Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Artem Studennikov, Russia's response to France sending troops to Ukraine will extend beyond political measures. He emphasized that Moscow had previously warned France about this. He also noted that French President Emmanuel Macron's aggressive rhetoric does not have widespread support among allies in the European Union and NATO, and is met with disapproval from the majority of French citizens.
Earlier, Russian State Duma Deputy Mikhail Sheremet stated that if a decision is made to send troops to Ukraine, French forces will be viewed as interveners. The article also mentions a forced landing in Tyumen by a flight from Ufa to Novy Urengoy, the destruction of unmanned aerial vehicles in various regions of Russia, a woman sentenced to 12 years imprisonment in Zabaykalsky Krai for treason, and the restoration of power supply in Sumy.
The article further includes the opinions of Turkish politician Perinçek on the possibility of Raisi's death being a sabotage, the announcement of missile danger in the Gryazovetsky District of the Belgorod Region, reports of the Russian Armed Forces targeting energy facilities in the city of Shostka in the Sumy Region, and advice from psychologist Kochetova on coping with exam stress. The article concludes with a warning from the Russian State Duma about the consequences of the EU using Russian assets to aid Ukraine, as well as the start of military exercises involving non-strategic nuclear weapons in the Russian Ministry of Defense.
