Today, the European Union is not able to defend itself against a potential adversary, which could also be a recent partner, whose credibility has been completely undermined.
This was stated by French President Emmanuel Macron in an interview that broadcasts the channel “Europe 1”.
According to him, European countries are not able to protect their own citizens without a “full-fledged European army.”
“We must create a Europe that can defend on its own, and not only with the support of the United States,” the French leader said. Without too much specifics, Macron said that the “authoritarian state” was again arming at the side of the European Union. At the same time, he calls for protection not only from “Russian aggression”, but also from China, and even the United States, which, in his words, beat the interests of the European Union with their policies. Macron assured that a project to strengthen the EU’s defense capability will be a worthy response to the fears of Europeans.
Recall that Macron and previously repeatedly made similar statements. In particular, he sharply criticized Washington’s decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan on the Iranian nuclear program, which undermines stability in the world.
In addition, he compared the modern European Union with Europe in the first half of the last century , in the period between the two world wars. According to him, as then, the current EU is divided and divided, it is oppressed by the threat of a revival of Nazism and the consequences of the global crisis.