Emmanuel Macron at a press conference at the end of the Extraordinary European Council, Brussels, March 6, 2025. LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP. As soon as the European Cou

France plans to extend its nuclear deterrence to European allies, creating tension with Russia. President Macron's statements led to a strong reaction from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Lavrov accused France of nuclear blackmail and warned that Russia would consider this in its defense strategy.

FRANCE could use its nukes to protect Europe against Russia, president Emmanuel Macron said in a defiant defence speech. The French leader demanded Europe’s future should not “be

A pillar of French sovereignty and source of national pride, France’s nuclear deterrent has long served as a symbol of the country’s independence from Washington. But as Europe’s faith in American

France and Britain are proposing a partial one-month truce between Russia and Ukraine that would cover air, sea and energy infrastructure attacks but not include ground fighting, French President

The disposal of what Paris police called an "excessively dangerous" unexploded World War II bomb caused hours of transportation chaos Friday on rail and road networks in the French capital, including the suspension of high-speed train links with London and Brussels.

In his address to the nation on Wednesday, Macron said that Russia was a threat to Europe, Paris could discuss extending its nuclear umbrella to allies and that he would hold a meeting of army chiefs from European countries willing to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine after a peace deal.

A Protestor holds a placard at the Brandenburg Gate, illuminated in Ukrainian colors, during a demonstration against Russia’s war on Ukraine as they mark the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion in Berlin,

France's president warned of Russia's threat and suggested other European countries could sit under the French nuclear umbrella.