Europe’s freedom faces greatest ‘threat’ since WW2, says Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron summarized plans for a major increase in defense expenditures, faced with a “greater threat” at any time since the end of World War II.

In his speech to the armed forces in Paris, he said, “We live at a very important moment,” he said, because of complex geopolitics.

Macron wanted France’s defense expenditures to increase next year to increase € 3.5 billion (£ 3 billion) and then 3 billion € in 2027.

He condemned “imperialist policies” and “annexation forces” by referring to Russia’s threat.

Moscow has been fighting since Moscow launched a full -scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Macron committed three years ago until 2027 planned the military budget of France three years ago.

In 2017, his country’s defense budget would be € 32 billion and under plans to be increased to € 64 billion in two years. The proposals still need to be approved by the French government.

In You must be afraid to be free in this world. You must be strong to be afraid, Bas Bastille said in a speech falling on the eve of the day.

Macron said the world witnessed the return of nuclear energy and the “proliferation of big conflicts”.

He also referred to the US bombing of Iran, fighting between India and Pakistan, and what he calls “Ukraine’s support for American support”.

Last month, NATO Members He committed to spend 5% of GDP from the previous 2% target to defense.

UK announced also Its own defense reviewHe says the defense secretary John Healey will send “Message to Moscow”.

On Friday, the French Army President Thierry Burkhard said Russia saw France as “the main enemy of Europe”.

Russia has created a “durable” threat to Europe, Burkhard, “the rank of European countries in the world of tomorrow” was decided in Ukraine, he added.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is expected to maintain its next year’s budget on Thursday.