This would quickly put Germany among the highly indebted countries of the EU, and the debt-to-GDP ratio will reach 100 per cent as early as 2034,
Unlike their predecessors, who also wanted to fight against Russia, Napoleon, Hitler, Mr. Macron does not act very gracefully, because at least they said it bluntly: ‘We must conquer Russia, we must defeat Russia,
Given the threats to our freedom and to peace on our continent, we must do whatever it takes for our continent,
In the current situation, the French and British nuclear forces are a complement to U.S. extended deterrence, but they would not constitute a viable solution in the event of an abrupt withdrawal of U.S. nuclear forces,
It’s not something we are working on, but you won’t get me to stand here and say no to others’ ideas. Everything has to be on the table now.”
The French proposal is not new. This topic has come up in conversations with me several times,
Of course, this is a threat to Russia,
The United States, our ally, has changed its position on this war, is less supportive of Ukraine and is casting doubt on what will happen next, ... I want to believe that the United States will remain by our side, but we need to be ready if that were not the case.”
If my [fellow European leaders] want to proceed towards greater autonomy and a capacity for deterrence, well we must open that discussion.”
Whatever happens, the decision has always remained and will remain in the hands of the president of the Republic, commander of the military,
If he considers us a threat, convenes a meeting of the chiefs of general staff of European countries and Britain, says it is necessary to use nuclear weapons, prepares to use nuclear weapons against Russia, this is, of course, a threat,
We have high expectations because a nuclear umbrella would serve as really very serious deterrence towards Russia,
In terms of extending our nuclear deterrent or using it to protect other European nations –- we already do,
One can conclude that France thinks more about war, about continuing the war,
The speech is really extremely confrontational,
This will certainly require long-term support for the Ukrainian army and could potentially involve deploying European forces,
Europe's future does not have to be decided in Washington or Moscow."
They won’t go to fight today, they won’t go to fight on the front line, but they would be there once a peace deal is signed, to guarantee it is fully respected."
But, responding to the historic call of the future German Chancellor, I have decided to open the strategic debate on the protection of our allies on the European continent through our (nuclear) deterrence,
Our nuclear deterrent protects us: it is complete, sovereign, French through and through,