France has a very long history of nuclear deterrence. The topic has recently returned to the agenda, and allied countries could now be covered by its nuclear umbrella. The initial proposals involve expanding the doctrine—currently limited by the United States to Germany—to include countries such as Poland,

Polish and Lithuanian leaders spoke in positive terms on March 6 about French President Emmanuel Macron's suggestion that Paris could extend its nuclear umbrella to protect European allies. Macron proposed to start "strategic discussions" on the subject as he warned Europe against the Russian threat and stressed that European countries should no

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.