{"id":1440,"date":"2024-10-04T11:12:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T05:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ainews.prativad.com\/index.php\/france-names-russia-as-greatest-threat\/"},"modified":"2024-10-04T11:12:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T05:42:22","slug":"france-names-russia-as-greatest-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ainews.prativad.com\/index.php\/france-names-russia-as-greatest-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"France names Russia as \u2018greatest threat\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><strong>Moscow has become increasingly \u201caggressive\u201d on the world stage, Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu has claimed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Russia is currently France\u2019s main adversary, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said in a recent interview with Le Point magazine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a conversation published on Wednesday, which marked the release of Lecornu\u2019s new book, he spoke about security challenges that Paris faces today.<\/p>\n<p>Asked which country or actor posed <em>\u201cthe greatest threat to France,\u201d<\/em> Lecornu replied: <em>\u201cApart from terrorist groups, clearly it is the Russian Federation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He claimed that Moscow has been <em>\u201ceven more aggressive\u201d<\/em> this year than it was in 2022 and 2023. Russia poses a threat <em>\u201cnot only to our interests in Africa, but also directly to our Armed Forces,\u201d<\/em> the minister said, adding that <em>\u201cthe Russian air traffic control has threatened to shoot down a French Rafale patrol.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lecornu went on to accuse Russia of <em>\u201cwaging an information war\u201d<\/em> and <em>\u201cmilitarizing new environments, including the seabed and cyberspace.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/russia\/597041-macron-breathes-russophobia-lavrov\/\">Macron \u2018breathes Russophobia\u2019 \u2013 Lavrov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although the French defense chief did not cite specific incidents, both Russia and NATO have accused each other of dangerous aerial maneuvers. In March, the Russian Defense Ministry said its jets had escorted two French Rafale warplanes that were flying over the Black Sea, close to the Russian border.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Moscow has repeatedly stressed that the delivery of weapons to Ukraine by Paris risks a dangerous escalation. In January, Russia summoned the French envoy over the presence of <em>\u201cFrench mercenaries\u201d<\/em> in Ukraine. 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