The French Foreign Minister called Putin's decision to lower the threshold for a nuclear strike "just rhetoric." The change in the doctrine occurred after Ukraine used ATACMS missiles.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Bara on Wednesday called Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's decision to lower the threshold for a nuclear strike simply "rhetoric," Reuters reports, UNN writes.

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"We are not intimidated," he said in an interview with France 2 TV channel.

Putin approved a change in the nuclear doctrine, as Ukraine used American ATACMS missiles to launch deeper strikes on Russian territory, using a recently issued permit from the administration of US President Joe Biden, the newspaper notes.

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