The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov responded on Thursday to the remarks made by French President Emmanuel Macron. Lavrov stated that it is not Moscow that threatens Europe, but rather Macron's nuclear rhetoric "is a threat to Russia.

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