24.įrance's new strategic document provides that the country will maintain a “capacity to lead military operations, including those of high intensity, alone or within a coalition."įrench troops will maintain their large presence abroad in an area stretching from sub-Saharan Africa to the Middle East, through the Horn of Africa, Macron said. France deployed over 1,000 troops mostly in Romania and Estonia as part of NATO’s Rapid Reaction Force following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. Macron also insisted Wednesday that European security efforts will make the Atlantic alliance stronger. They would not at all be at stake” in such a situation, he said on French television last month. France’s doctrine “is based on what we call the fundamental interests of the nation. In rare public comments on the issue, Macron recently suggested a potential nuclear ballistic attack from Russia in the region would not bring any nuclear response from Paris. “Our nuclear forces contribute through their own existence to the security of France and Europe,” he said. Macron was to be flown Wednesday afternoon to France’s newest nuclear attack submarine, the Suffren, before meeting later in the day with elite Navy commando members. France is the only EU country with nuclear weapons. He insisted a “credible, modern” nuclear deterrence is key. “When peace is back in Ukraine, we will need to assess all the consequences” via a “new security architecture” on the continent, Macron said. Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine “may precede broader geopolitical rivalries and a future that we have no reason to accept with fatalism”, Macron said as he unveiled France’s “national strategic review”, meant to define how the country’s defense will look in 2030.įrance wants to be an “independent, respected, agile power at the heart of the European strategic autonomy” with strong links to the Atlantic alliance, Macron said.Īs war is back on the European continent, France wants to focus on boosting the European Union’s defense capacity building - the bloc of 27 nations’ security is still largely dependent on the U.S. And we must integrate this reality,” Macron said, speaking on the Dixmude helicopter carrier, docked in the Mediterranean military base of Toulon which is home to more than 24,000 troops. “ Europe is not sheltered anymore from missile and drone strikes.
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