US EditionRussia Warns European States Against Hosting French Nuclear Bomber Planes
Moscow said the deployments would weaken European security and force Russian planners to add host countries to target lists.
- On Thursday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko warned that any European state hosting French nuclear-capable strategic bombers would become a target for Moscow in the event of a major conflict.
- France and Poland are preparing joint drills simulating nuclear strikes using Dassault Rafale aircraft against targets in Russia and Belarus over the Baltic Sea and northern Poland.
- French President Emmanuel Macron announced in March plans to expand France's nuclear arsenal, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated Warsaw joined an "exclusive group" to ensure its own security.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov condemned the collaboration as further "militarization and nuclearization" of Europe, characterizing it as an "uncontrolled build-up" that weakens host-state security.
- Cooperation organized outside standard NATO bureaucracy signals a potential shift in European defense architecture, though officials emphasize no permanent stationing of French nuclear warheads is planned.
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France and Poland consider nuclear deterrence exercises in the Baltics
France and Poland are strengthening their military alliance in the face of the Russian threat. Paris and Warsaw will participate in joint exercises simulating nuclear deterrence strikes.
"Obviously our military will be forced to closely monitor this issue," said the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister.
Russia Warns European Nations Against Hosting French Nuclear-Capable Bombers
French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans in March to expand the country's nuclear arsenal and said France may allow European partners to host its nuclear-capable aircraft on temporary deployments.
Russia warns European states against hosting French nuclear bomber planes
Russia warned on Thursday that any European countries that accepted deployments of French nuclear-capable strategic bombers would make themselves targets for attack by Moscow's forces in the event of a conflict.
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