France fears that Germany's development of long-range missiles for possible attacks deep in Russia could lead to nuclear escalation. Financial Times.
Paris calls on Berlin to "clearly define" the conditions for the use of such weapons.
According to sources, the Fifth Republic proposes to develop a public doctrine for the use of missiles in order to prevent misinterpretation of Germany's intentions by the Russian Federation.
The Bundeswehr is developing ground-based missile systems with a range of 500 to 2,000 kilometers. They support the idea of creating a common European doctrine for the use of such weapons and preventing escalation.