Russia cautioned French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday against threatening Russia with nuclear rhetoric and ruled out European proposals to send peacekeeping forces from NATO members to Ukraine.

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and the head of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev, left, and member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of

Russia's Deputy head of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev takes part in a wreath laying ceremony marking Defender of the Fatherland Day at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall in Moscow,

"Therefore, inflicting maximum defeat on the enemy 'on the battlefield' remains our main task today." Newsweek emailed the press offices of the Ukrainian presidency and the Russia

Russia's main task remains to inflict "maximum defeat" on Ukraine, former president Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.

Senior Russian politicians have reacted with glee to what they see as Volodymyr Zelenskiy's White House humiliation at the hands of Donald Trump, saying the Ukrainian leader got what he deserved and that U.

Russia warned French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday not to threaten it with nuclear rhetoric and, mocking his height by calling him 'Micron', ruled out European proposals to send peacekeeping forces from NATO members to Ukraine.

Russian former president Dmitry Medvedev early on Thursday mocked French President Emmanuel Macron's warning that Russia posed a threat, saying the French leader posed no threat at all and would not be missed once he stepped away from public life.

Medvedev, who ranks just behind Putin in the security council, wants Russia to press the attack as its "primary objective," saying US could resume.

Russia's main task remains to inflict "maximum defeat" on Ukraine, former president Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday. "Russia is advancing. The enemy is resisting and has not yet been defeated," said Medvedev,

"Therefore, inflicting maximum defeat on the enemy 'on the battlefield' remains our main task today." Newsweek emailed the press offices of the Ukrainian presidency and the Russia

In a fiery exchange, a top Kremlin ally has taken a jab at France's Emmanuel Macron, dubbing him 'Micron' amidst rising tensions over nuclear talks.