Russia has welcomed and warned French troops preparing to enter embattled Ukraine. Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of the Russian Security Council, issued a big threat. He claimed that the potential deployment of French troops to Ukraine would benefit Russia. Medvedev said that with so many coffins to be delivered to France from a foreign country, it would be impossible to hide the mass deaths of professional soldiers. Russia has claimed that France is preparing to send 2,000 troops to Ukraine. INTERNATIONAL NEWS