The diplomat was asked whether France could bilaterally transfer part of its nuclear arsenal and station it in other countries.

“No, it certainly cannot transfer it”.

It is prohibited by the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.

To station it yes, it is possible,’ Ulyanov pointed out.

At the same time, the Russian ambassador said he did not see the sense of this, ‘especially in conditions when there is a US nuclear umbrella, when US nuclear weapons are stationed in six European countries, including Germany’. So far, U.S. President Donald Trump has not announced that he intends to remove the weapons, he added.

“France is not the biggest nuclear power”.

So my impression is that these are political games. But they can also become reality.

And this cannot be ruled out, he concluded.

Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron said in a speech to his fellow citizens that he would initiate talks with allies on the possibility of putting the European countries under the protection of French nuclear deterrent forces at the call of Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor candidate.

The president also talked about the growing threats to Europe and the republic, including, allegedly, from Russia.

Thus, Macron justified the need to increase Paris’ defense spending above the previously approved plan.

The French leader also declared his intention to continue to support Ukraine in the conflict with Russia.

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