"If the Western countries want to resolve the Ukrainian crisis on the battlefield, then Moscow is ready for it," said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during consultations in the Federation Council on his reappointment to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs works, reports RIA Novosti, quoted by Focus.
"It is their right, if they want to be on the battlefield, they will be on the battlefield," added the diplomat.
The minister also pointed out that the conference on Ukraine in Switzerland, which is scheduled for June and to which Russia was not invited, "reduces only to the preparation of an ultimatum for Moscow".
The Kremlin said that "sending NATO troops into Ukraine would be potentially extremely dangerous and is closely monitoring a Ukrainian petition calling for such intervention.