French President Emmanuel Macron told Europe to “wake up” and spend more on defence in a speech that echoed previous warnings from President Donald Trump that NATO reliance on U.S. taxpayer dollars will no longer be tolerated.
AP reports Macron urged Europe to accept responsibility for its own security, saying Trump’s return to the White House is an “opportunity for a European strategic wake-up call.”
The French leader’s call came in his New Year’s address Monday to the military at the Army Digital and Cyber Support Command based in western France.
“What will we do in Europe tomorrow if our American ally withdraws its warships from the Mediterranean? If they send their fighter jets from the Atlantic to the Pacific?” he asked.
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