French and Polish leaders discussed holding joint exercises on Monday as part of a French-led effort to include allies in its nuclear deterrent.

Axar.az informs, citing Politico, that "Among the things we will consider there will be exchanges of information, joint exercises," French President Emmanuel Macron said at a news conference in the Polish port city of Gdansk when asked about France working with Poland on nuclear issues.

France is the European Union's only nuclear power. Earlier this year Macron announced "a new phase in French deterrence," a historic shift that would see other European countries play an enlarged role in deterrence, starting with participation in nuclear drills.

Cooperation in so-called forward deterrence includes Poland as well as Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Sweden.

Poland, which doesn't take part in the U.S. nuclear-sharing program, is interested in firming up European deterrence against Russia.