France is calling on Germany to clarify the conditions for the use of missiles being developed with a range of 500 to 2,000 km due to fear of a nuclear response from Russia, reports the Financial Times. Paris insists on creating a public doctrine on the use of long-range weapons within the EU to avoid misinterpretation of the signals in Moscow. According to the publication, the authorities in Germany are fully involved in the need to develop a common European strategy and to understand escalation scenarios.

France is calling on Germany to clarify the conditions for the use of missiles being developed with a range of 500 to 2,000 km due to fear of a nuclear response from Russia, reports the Financial Times. Paris insists on creating a public doctrine on the use of long-range weapons within the EU to avoid misinterpretation of the signals in Moscow. According to the publication, the authorities in Germany are fully involved in the need to develop a common European strategy and to understand escalation scenarios.