French Foreign Minister Jean- Noel Baro described Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to lower the threshold for a nuclear strike as pure "rhetoric", reports Reuters, quoted by BTA.
„We are not afraid of this”, the minister said in an interview with France 2 television.
Putin's decision to approve a change in nuclear doctrine came amid reports from the Russian Defense Ministry that Ukraine had used US ATAKMS missiles to strike deep into Russian territory. According to media publications, the Ukrainian actions were carried out with the permission of US President Joe Biden, given on the thousandth day since the beginning of the war.
This step by Russia, together with the escalation of hostilities, increases the tension in international relations. However, Barro stressed that France does not accept nuclear threats as a real danger at this time.