This evening, French President Emmanuel Macron made a public address before the EU summit. The address was about supporting Ukraine and building up the EU’s defense capabilities.
The main themes voiced by the French President:
🔹By 2030, Russia wants to mobilize an additional three million soldiers and produce 4,000 tanks.
🔹The situation is now very dangerous for us because of Russia’s actions.
🔹We will continue to help Ukraine achieve peace on its own terms.
🔹Peace cannot be concluded on Russia’s terms.
🔹We cannot trust Russia, it has violated the Minsk agreements.
🔹We need to prepare for the fact that the United States will not be on our side.
🔹We will invest a lot of money in defense, important decisions will be made in the coming days.
🔹The US may increase tariffs against the EU.
🔹I have decided to start consultations on the nuclear defense of Europe.