“French President Emmanuel Macron urged Europeans to make strategic decisions on Europe’s defense over the next weeks and to introduce joint European financing to increase procurement and production.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Macron on the social network X, answering users’ questions quotes “Ukrinform”
Direct language Macron: “Strategic awakening should lead us to a massive defense plan and significant investments in Europe, and these strategic decisions are required in the coming weeks.”
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Details: The President of France added that he defends the idea of introducing joint European financing to “buy and produce more.”
According to Macron, it will be very difficult for Europe to have a united army, but it is possible to create common opportunities for defense, otherwise it will not increase its autonomy from the United States.
France should also increase the share of its defense budget separately.
Direct language Macron: “All countries that are on the front line (as Poland-ed. -and in the 1980s, when the Cold War continued.
Details: Macron did not exclude the introduction of special savings products for the sake of financing individual defense programs.
Direct language Macron: “We are entering a time when each of us has to ask ourselves what we can do for the French nation and the republic? And in this sense, such a savings product would be a very good idea.”
Details: At the same time, the Head of State does not allow France to return to compulsory military service.
Direct language Macron: “Military service is suspended today. We have a professional army, and today our priority is rather the safety of the French territory, our allies. The restoration of such service in one night would be a huge burden.”
Recall: Paris has previously said that the Macron in the United States will act on behalf of Europeans and say that Ukraine’s future cannot be decided without them.