Europe 1 with AFP 9:18 p.m., February 24, 2022

After the Russian threats to all those who would try to hinder its offensive in Ukraine, Jean-Yves Le Drian replied.

On TF1, the Minister of Foreign Affairs clarified that NATO "is also a nuclear alliance", before promising that Western sanctions will hit "the heart" of Russia. 

NATO is also a "nuclear alliance", warned Thursday the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, while Russia agitates the nuclear threat in the event of an obstacle to its offensive in Ukraine.

"The Atlantic Alliance is also a nuclear alliance," recalled Jean-Yves Le Drian on the TF1 channel, calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a "dictator" and promising Western sanctions that will "strike to the heart" Russia.

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