France24 - 25/04/2024 03:56  

‘Mortal’ Europe needs to scale up defence, says Macron in keynote speech

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged Europe to wake up to the fact that it was not sufficiently armed in the face of global threats such as Russian aggression that pose an existential challenge to the continent. In a major foreign policy speech, Macron called on Europe to adopt a "credible" defence strategy that is less dependent on the US.

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