Lavrov Slams Macron's Nuclear Comment as 'Threat' to Russia

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Russian FM Sergei Lavrov has called Emmanuel Macron's nuclear deterrence plan a threat and compared the French leader to Napoleon and Hitler.   Tensions are rising as France considers extending nuclear protection to EU allies.  #EuropeanSecurity  #NuclearDeterrence #RussiaFrance #Lavrov#ukraine #russia

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00:00Of course, this is a threat to Russia.

00:02If it considers us a threat, it gathers a meeting of the chiefs of the European General Staff

00:10countries and Britain, says that it is necessary to use nuclear weapons, to prepare to use

00:18nuclear weapons against Russia, this is, of course, a threat.

00:23Unlike his predecessors, who also wanted to fight Russia, Napoleon, Hitler, Mr. Macron

00:33does not act very gracefully, because they said frankly, it is necessary to conquer Russia,

00:40it is necessary to defeat Russia.

00:42He apparently wants the same, but for some reason he says that it is necessary to fight

00:47Russia, so that it does not defeat France, that Russia poses a threat to France and Europe.

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