NATO is not planning to deploy combat troops on the ground in Ukraine, a NATO official told CNN on Tuesday.

“NATO and Allies are providing unprecedented military support to Ukraine. We have done that since 2014, and we stepped up after Russia's full-scale invasion,” the official said. “But there are no plans for NATO combat troops on the ground in Ukraine.”

The official added that NATO would continue to support Ukraine as it has up until now.

“We must remember what this is: a war of aggression by Russia against Ukraine, blatantly violating international law,” the official said. “According to international law, Ukraine has the right to self-defence, and we have the right to support them. That is what NATO Allies are doing and will continue to do.”

The response comes after French President Emmanuel Macron said he could not rule out the deployment of NATO troops to Ukraine.

/CNN