Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that conflict with Russia would be inevitable if Western nations sent troops into Ukraine.

He said those governments should consider whether the move was in their country’s interests.

“In this case, we need to talk not about the likelihood, but about the inevitability of a conflict,” Peskov said.

“These countries must also assess and be aware of this, asking themselves whether this is in their interests, as well as the interests of the citizens of their countries,” he told journalists during a daily call on Tuesday.

On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron said he did not rule out sending Western troops into Ukraine to support Kyiv.