The war in “will not end tomorrow-day”, the President of France warned today (20/01/2025). Emmanuel Macron made this statement on the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration who had promised to stop the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of his election to the presidency of the United States. DAMAGE “There can be no peace and security in Europe without Europeans and without Europeans negotiating them,” the French president stressed during his speech to armed forces officers near Rehn. “Today’s stake is to give Ukraine the means to withstand and start future negotiations from a position of power. Tomorrow’s stake, when hostilities cease, will be to give Ukraine guarantees that the war will not return to its territory, as well as guarantees for our own security,” he stressed. He also warned that Europe cannot depend solely on American weapons, pushing for more investment in European defence industries. “We cannot increase our debt, spend more on our defence, in order to strengthen industry, wealth and jobs on other continents.” Macron said France has “the most effective army in Europe” and fulfilled NATO’s target of 2% of GDP in defence spending. But he stressed that it could not rest on its laurels when the US might withdraw troops from Europe, filling that the 2% target might not be sufficient.
Macron warns Ukraine: The war won’t end tomorrow or the day after.
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