3 days ago · Russia and the United States are by far the world’s biggest nuclear powers, with more than 5,000 nuclear warheads each, followed by China with about 500 and then France with 290 and the United ...

France–Russia relations, also known as Franco-Russian relations or Russo-French relations, are the bilateral relations between the French Republic and the Russian Federation. France has an embassy in Moscow, whereas Russia has an embassy in Paris. Relations have historically been complicated, and have been more tense in recent years.

3 days ago · French President Emmanuel Macron has said Russian aggression “knows no borders” and is a direct threat to Europe as European Union leaders prepare to hold emergency talks in Brussels in the ...

3 days ago · Ex-Russian President and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev also weighed in on the comments as he coined a new nickname for his former French counterpart: "Micron". "Russia has become, as I speak to you and for years to come, a threat to France and Europe, says Macron," Medvedev said on social media. LATEST ON RUSSIA:

3 days ago · Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov responded to President Emmanuel Macron's speech warning of Moscow's threat to Europe hinting that France could use nuclear weapons ... and that Russia is a ...

4 days ago · PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron has warned that France needs to prepare for the possibility of the United States disengaging from Europe by increasing spending on defense needs and rethinking how the country uses its nuclear deterrent. "The Russian threat is here and is affecting European ...

Jun 7, 2024 · Relations between France and Russia, at odds over the Kremlin's war effort in Ukraine, are fraying further. Newsweek image with French President Emmanuel Macron and Russia's Vladimir Putin.

Feb 28, 2024 · Allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned French President Emmanuel Macron that any troops he sends to Ukraine would meet the same end as Napoleon Bonaparte's Grande Armee...

2 days ago · KYIV ― Ukraine's military used Mirage 2000 jets provided by France to repel a Russian attack for the first time, deploying the aircraft overnight against Moscow's latest barrage of missiles and drones. Russian forces launched 67 missiles and 194 drones against Ukraine, bombing mostly energy and civilian infrastructure in the country's Odesa ...

3 days ago · In 2020, well before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he expressed support for a “strategic dialogue” with European partners “on the role played by France’s nuclear deterrence in our ...