Sergej Lavrov's outburst comes after French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday again opened up for protecting other EU countries with France's nuclear weapons.
Macron's proposal constitutes a "threat" to Russia, claims Lavrov.
Of course, it's a threat to Russia. If he sees us as a threat and says it's necessary to use nuclear weapons – prepares to use nuclear weapons against Russia – it's obviously a threat, he says.
Macron's speech to the nation – in which he didn't talk about using nuclear weapons against Russia – was according to Moscow "extremely confrontational".
The feeling is that France wants the war to continue, says the Russian power hub Kremlin's spokesperson Dmitrij Peskov.
During today's extraordinary EU summit in Brussels, the question of a common European nuclear strategy is expected to be discussed.
