JAKARTA - Russia criticized French President Emmanuel Macron's statement that Paris was open to deploying nuclear-armed warplanes in other European countries. Macron's statement is considered by the Kremlin to improve the security of the continent.
"America has bombs on planes in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Turkey," Macron told French TF1 television.
"We are ready to start this discussion. I will define the framework specifically in the coming weeks and months," he said.
When asked about Macron's comments, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "The proliferation of nuclear weapons in the European continent is something that will not add to security, predictability, and stability."
"Currently, the entire strategic stability and security system is in a pathetic condition for apparent reasons," Peskov said.
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Macron first made the idea of expanding French nuclear weapons protection to other European countries in March.
The Kremlin said at the time it was French affirmation of "nuclear leadership in Europe", which it said was "very, very confrontational."
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