"La France Insoumise leader, Jean-Luc Melenchon, said France is "capable of killing millions of people in one blow" because of its nuclear deterrent, but insisted it is not meant to be used and urged a return to Cold War-era arms-control treaties to stop states "having missiles that allow them to shoot at each other." The opposition leader argued that older arms-control frameworks made the world 'more stable and less dangerous' than today, while speaking at a rally in Lyon on Thursday. "The French say this: we are capable of killing millions of people in one blow, because we have nuclear deterrence. But that is not what we want to do. This is why we continue to say, no one should have missiles that allow them to shoot at each other. We must therefore re-establish the treaties that existed before, during the Cold War," he explained. Melenchon's remarks come amid reports from the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service claiming that Paris and London were actively working to provide Ukraine with nuclear capabilities. Kiev dismissed the allegations as 'absurd,' while France and the UK also rejected the claims. The Russian Federation Council called on the UN Security Council and the IAEA to investigate. The party leader also predicted a collapse of the current global order, warning of escalating tensions between the US and China, as well as increasing threats of 'nuclear battles'. "No one should have missiles that allow them to shoot at each other. We must therefore re-establish the treaties that existed before, during the Cold War, which was a more stable and less dangerous world than today," he underlined. Melenchon vowed to keep France out of potential conflicts with major powers, while condemning Europe for attempts to sideline Russia amid its ongoing operation in Ukraine. "We want to defend our principles to the end, we are numerous enough to prevent any occupier from trying to occupy us. You cannot occupy the French. No war, not even with the Chinese, nor with the Russians," said Melenchon. "Europeans, did you hear me? It's madness to have thrown them into the arms like that, to the other side," the LFI leader added. The comments come as Europe failed to secure unanimous approval for its 20th sanctions package against Russia after vetoes by Hungary and Slovakia, who linked their objections to halted oil deliveries via the Druzhba pipeline, denouncing what they call a politically motivated 'blockade'."