French President Emmanuel Macron warned that 'Europe is mortal,' but argued that French nuclear weapons can backstop more independent security policies.
“We’re in a situation where we’re not quite sure about the European limits — why should others, other continents, tell us where our limits are?” Macronduring a wide-ranging speech at Sorbonne University, according to a France24 interpreter. “It’s a question of the security of Europe — are we prepared for that? No. We have to become credible and we have to be present and act as a force of deterrence. And this involves nuclear forces.”faces a series of possible economic and security crises.
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech on Europe in the amphitheater of the Sorbonne University on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Paris. “We need to make sure that we can build partnerships with third countries — that is to say, building a Europe that can show that it’s never going to be, let’s say, the lap dog of the United States,” he said.
“We know that nuclear defense is something that is absolutely vital for France and therefore vital for Europe, too,” he said. “It’s thanks to this critical defense system that we will be able to actually have security guarantees that all of our partners are expecting. And this will also help us to set out a common security framework.”
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