Moscow dismissed Macron’s nuclear deterrent offer as “extremely confrontational,” saying the remarks reflected Paris’ ambitions to “become the nuclear ‘patron’ of all of Europe,” despite the fact that France’s nuclear forces are far smaller than those of the U.S.

Russia warned French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday not to threaten it with nuclear rhetoric and, mocking his height by calling him 'Micron', ruled out European proposals to send peacekeeping forces from NATO members to Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron is not a threat and no one will miss him after his term ends, said Deputy President of the Security Council of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev.

In a fiery exchange, a top Kremlin ally has taken a jab at France's Emmanuel Macron, dubbing him 'Micron' amidst rising tensions over nuclear talks.

Russia has blasted a “confrontational” speech by French president Emmanuel Macron in which he said Paris would consider using its nuclear deterrent to protect other countries. Mr Macron said in a televised speech on Wednesday that France was ready to discuss extending the protection of its nuclear arsenal to other European countries.

The Kremlin considers Macron's offer to his European partners to protect them with his "nuclear umbrella" as a threat. Emmanuel Macron's address to the nation warning about "the Russian threat" has caused unprecedented tension between Paris and Moscow since the beginning of the Ukrainian war.

Poland and Baltic nations welcomed Thursday a proposal by French President Emmanuel Macron to launch talks about using France’s nuclear deterrent to protect the continent from Russian threats, a move Moscow quickly dismissed as “extremely confrontational.