Russia has appointed France as “its main adversary in Europe”, according to the Chief of the French Staff

Moscow has identified France as being “His main opponent in Europe”The French chief of staff, Thierry Burkhard, said on Friday July 11, notably by explaining it by the support of Paris to Ukraine invaded by Russia.

” It is [Vladimir] Putin who said “ This underlined General Burkhard at a press conference. For example, a rare exercise for a chief of staff. “This does not mean that he does not take care of other countries. it does not mean that he only takes care of us”by hybrid actions, he added.

France. nuclear power protected by its deterrence, is not threatened with “Getting attacked directly and heavily on the national territory”but Russia has “Many other options” As hybrid actions, including disinformation, cyber attacks or espionage, he argued.

Sabotages. disinformation campaigns – Russia appointed france "its main

“Power of nuisance”Russia “Is part of all threats”be it the sabotage of underwater infrastructure, the disinformation campaigns in France or in Africa, acts of espionage, or in space, with “The maneuvers of Russian satellites either to interfere with our satellite trajectories, or to approach to blur them, or to approach to spy on them”.

Regarding maritime spaces. the high ranking has evoked “Russian attack nuclear submarines who regularly enter into the North Atlantic and then sometimes descend into the Mediterranean and who obviously seek to monitor the areas russia appointed france “its main that are important for us but also among the British”another major support from Ukraine and an important target for Moscow.

“In the air. friction, interactions are frequent”with Russian aircraft, he also underlined, in the Black Sea, “Above Syria”in the Mediterranean, “Sometimes far enough in the North Atlantic”.