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France’s Macron scolds Biden for talk of nuclear ‘Armageddon’

French President Emmanuel Macron offered scathing criticism of U.S. President Biden’s off-the-cuff warning of a nuclear “Armageddon” and is calling for cooler heads to prevail amid escalating doomsday rhetoric.

Mr. Macron urged global leaders not to “engage in political fiction” when speaking about nuclear weapons.

“We must speak with prudence when commenting on such matters,” said at an EU summit on Friday, according to the Daily Mail.

“I have always refused to engage in political fiction, and especially … when speaking of nuclear weapons,” he said. “On this issue, we must be very careful.”

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