The Kremlin's fury came hours after Macron, EU leaders and Volodymyr Zelensky met in Brussels for a landmark summit and agreed to free up hundreds of billions of euros for defence
Following EU agreements on rearmament and France's offer of nuclear protection, Russia condemned Europe, comparing Macron to Hitler and Napoleon. This stemmed from Macron's suggestions of sharing France's nuclear deterrent and potential troop deployment in Ukraine after a peace deal. Russia views these actions as a threat, particularly amid concerns about the US commitment to European security and Russia's ongoing aggression in Ukraine.
