16 minutes agoMacro wants Europe to establish armies to protect from US Russia
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Tuesday, on the note of a century since the outbreak of World War I divisions, for the creation of a genuine European <x0).” with the aim of better protection from Russia, but even from the United States of America. Macro, who [...]
Macron, who has insisted on creating a joint military force in the EU since coming to power last year, has said that Europe needs to limit its dependence on American power, not only now after American President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal from the Cold War-era nuclear treaty.
“We must protect from countries like China, Russia, but also the US”, Macro told “Europe radio 1”. When I see President Trump announcing he's withdrawing from a major disarmament treaty, which was reached after the 80л missile crisis that hit Europe, I think who's the main victim? Europe and its security”, he said, reports “Associated France Press”, broadcast Koha.net.
“We will not protect the Europeans as long as we don't decide to have a genuine European army”, he said in the interview aired Tuesday in Verdun, northeast France. Claiming that Europe faces a Russia that “is very close to our borders and is threatening”, Macron said, we need a Europe which is able to defend itself much better, without having to simply depend on the US, but be more sovereign”.
The EU has initiated a multibillion-dollar joint defence fund last year, aimed at developing European military capacities and strategic independence for the continent.
