Putin, foreign troops would not help Ukraine on battlefield

(ANSA-AFP) - MOSCOW, MAR 13 - Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview released on Wednesday that if Ukraine's allies sent troops to help the war-battered country it would not alter the outcome of the conflict. "If we talk about official military contingents of foreign countries, I am sure it will not change the situation on the battlefield. That is the most important thing. Just as supplying arms does not change anything," Putin said. (ANSA-AFP).