France will consider extending the protection of its nuclear arsenal to its allies, French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday, while warning that Europe needs to be ready for the United States to not “remain by our side” in the Ukraine-Russia war.

In a televised address, President Emmanuel Macron warned that Europe needed to deal with a retreating America and a bellicose Russia.

In a television address tonight, he said the world was entering a 'new era' and a 'global conflict' was already underway.

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian officials and lawmakers on Thursday poured scorn on French President Emmanuel Macron for saying that Russia threatened Europe, and cautioned that such talk could lead the West towards the abyss of a new world war.

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned of the threat to Europe from Russia. In a televised speech on Monday evening, Macron said that Russia is continuing to pursue its rearmament in parallel with its war of aggression against Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin declared on Thursday during a meeting with women who had lost family members in the war initiated by Russia, that his country should choose peace in Ukraine that ensures Russia's long-term security and sustainable development,