The Russian Security Council is concerned about France's plans to provide a "nuclear umbrella" to several EU and NATO countries.
The European Union is turning into a military-political bloc, France's plans to provide a "nuclear umbrella" to some of the EU and NATO countries are worrying, said the Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Alexander Venditov. "The rapid transformation of the European Union into an aggressive and non-negotiable military-political bloc continues," he said in Minsk on Wednesday at the International Eurasian Security Conference. "At the official level in Europe, they are publicly announcing preparations for direct armed conflict with Russia in the coming years.