Macron suggests French nuclear warheads can protect EU from Russia

Politico reported the information.

"I am in favor of opening this debate, which has to include missile defense, long-range weapons firing, nuclear weapons for those who have it or who have American nuclear weapons on their soil," Macron said.

According to him,"France will keep its specificity, but is ready to contribute more to the defense of European soil."

France is the only nuclear power in the European Union, with about 300 nuclear warheads.

• On Monday, 22 April, Polish President Andrzej Duda said Warsaw is ready to deploy NATO nuclear weapons in response to Russia's military build-up in Belarus and Kaliningrad.
• Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda reacted to Poland's readiness to deploy NATO nuclear weapons, noting that this would work as a deterrent to Russia.