Poland, Baltic Nations Welcome France’s Offer of Nuclear Umbrella

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said ‘a nuclear umbrella would serve as really very serious deterrence towards Russia.’
Poland, Baltic Nations Welcome France’s Offer of Nuclear Umbrella
A Rafale jet fighter on France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, at Limassol port in Cyprus on March 1, 2022. Petros Karadjias/AP Photo
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Poland and the three Baltic nations have welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to discuss the possibility of France’s nuclear deterrent being used to protect European Union countries from the threat of Russia.

On March 5, Macron said France was open to the idea of extending the protection of its nuclear arsenal to its allies, a move that Russia said is extremely confrontational.
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