MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that France's test launch ​of a nuclear-capable missile showed that Europe was ‌building its defense identity around confrontation with Russia, describing the strategy as a "dead end".

On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron ​hailed the test of the submarine-launched ballistic ​missile off the coast of Brittany as ⁠a message "sent loud and clear for wherever it ​must be received", without mentioning Russia directly.

The launch came ​amid heightened tensions over the war in Ukraine, European security, and nuclear deterrence. Russia has recently renewed warnings that it could ​use nuclear weapons to defend itself and the ​exclave of Kaliningrad.

Asked about the test launch, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry ‌Peskov ⁠told reporters that Russia had received France's message and said it was an example of what he called Europe's obsession with militarization.

"They are building their ​identity in the ​field of ⁠defense and security on the basis of confrontation with the Russian Federation. This ​is a dead end path. As ​history ⁠shows, it leads to nothing good," he said.

He said Russia remained on alert, but open to dialogue. "We believe ⁠that ​any problems should be resolved ​not through demonstrative missile launches, but through dialogue," he said.