The Kremlin on Thursday condemned what it called a highly confrontational speech by French President Emmanuel Macron in which he called Russia a threat to Europe and said Paris would consider putting other countries under its nuclear protection.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that French President Emmanuel Macron's "nuclear rhetoric" is a threat to Russia. Source: European Pravda with reference to Interfax, a Russian news agency Quote from Lavrov: "Of course,