Russia's foreign intelligence (SVR) top brass said any French military unit sent to Ukraine to help it fight Russia would be a "priority" target for the Russian army.

French President Emmanuel Macron does not rule out the possibility of deploying Western troops in Ukraine.

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has revealed that military officers from the United States, United Kingdom, and France are present in Ukraine rather than only mercenaries from those countries.

A senior European defense official acknowledges that “Western special forces” are unofficially present in Ukraine, despite NATO denial.

The Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that both Europe and the United States should “asses” their support to Ukraine.

A group of French farmers barged into a prominent Parisian agricultural exhibition before a scheduled visit by President Emmanuel Macron, expressing frustration over expenses, bureaucratic hurdles, and environmental rules.

Convoys of French farmers have attacked foreign trucks transporting imported produce.