During the last conversation of the presidents of France and Russia, Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin, the latter used the phrase “Hiroshima showed that it is not necessary to attack large cities to win the war,” writes Daily Mail.
“Macron was clearly alarmed. It sounded like a very severe hint that Putin could blow up tactical nuclear weapons in the east of Ukraine, leaving Kyiv untouched. It seems that this was the essence of his comments,” the publication says in the publication .
A source in the French government said: “Two presidents undoubtedly discussed the risk of nuclear weapons. Putin wants to convey to people that all options are considered in accordance with the Russian doctrine regarding nuclear weapons.”