Polish presidential aide questions France's role in any Europe nuclear plan, backs US

FILE PHOTO: Head of the National Security Bureau (BBN) Slawomir Cenckiewicz attends a National Security Council meeting following violations of Polish airspace by Russian drones, in Warsaw, Poland, September 11, 2025. Slawomir Kaminski/Agencja Wyborcza.pl/via REUTERS/File Photo

WARSAW, ⁠Feb 27 (Reuters) - Poland is sceptical of France's role in a potential European nuclear-deterrence plan and sees ⁠only the United States as a credible nuclear partner for now, the president's top security ‌adviser said.

Earlier this month, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Berlin had opened discussions with France, the EU's only nuclear power since Britain left the bloc, on a possible continent-wide deterrent.