– The French, you are rightly afraid about the events taking place (...) the war in Ukraine, the United States, which intend to impose duties on Europe (...) We are entering a fresh era – with these words the president of France Emmanuel Macron began his Wednesday message.
Macro underlined that if the atomic umbrella was extended to European allies, the decision to usage the weapon would be up to Paris. He argued that the threat from the Russian Federation was real.
The French president stressed that his state had to be ready for a script in which the United States would no longer be on his side. He besides expressed hope that this would not happen.
Macron besides spoke of a peace mission after the truce between Ukraine and Russia was concluded. He announced that next week the heads of staff of the army of states curious in taking work in this respect would appear in Paris.
During the message, he informed the French that the defence budget would should be increased. "We will gotta make fresh budgetary choices and essential military investments without raising taxes," he argued.
Referring to the negotiations between the US and Russia Macron stated that peace in Europe does not should be decided by Washington and Moscow. He besides appealed not to abandon the fighting for the endurance of Ukraine.
Macron stated that the White House's decision to impose duties on any European products was "ununderstandable" to him, but "will not stay unanswered". “We will proceed to effort everything to convince that this decision will harm us all, and I hope that we will convince the president of the United States of America,” he said.
